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Land and territorial conflicts in Brazil

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In the first half of 2026, reports from the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock documented 41 incidents of illegal rural land occupation. Concurrently, the Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) reported an increase in total documented 841 rural conflicts during the first half of 2026, with 841 cases compared to 798 in Brazil, up from 798 during the same period in 2025. Maranhão recorded the highest number of conflicts (156), followed by Pará (90) and Bahia. Bahia (85). While rural homicides decreased, decreased from 13 in the first half of 2025 to six in 2026, disputes over land (711 cases) and water resources—which more than doubled to 100 cases—remain primary drivers, often drivers. These tensions are frequently linked to agribusiness expansion, illegal deforestation, pesticide contamination, and river privatization. Violence against indigenous populations has also escalated. Data continues to escalate. Research from the Federal University of Paraná indicates that homicides against indigenous women and girls have increased by 500% over the last 20 years. Activist Jaqueline Kambiwá attributes this to land invasions, illegal mining, and structural racism, noting that indigenous women face physical and sexual violence tied to territorial violations. This aligns with data from the Missionary Indigenous Council (Cimi) shows (Cimi), which reported that indigenous murders rose for the third consecutive year, reaching reached 258 in 2025, a 22% increase from 2024. These deaths were concentrated in Roraima, Amazonas, and Mato Grosso do Sul. Cimi attributed this to territorial disputes, illegal land invasions, and the legal impasse of the ‘Marco Temporal’ law. The report also noted rising suicide rates and 1,024 indigenous child deaths, 57% of which were attributed to preventable causes like malnutrition. In Yanomami territory, Ministry of Health data indicates shows deaths reached between 1,121 and 1,138 between 2023 and 2025, surpassing the 951 deaths recorded during the Bolsonaro administration. Mortality is driven by infectious diseases and organized crime, such as illegal mining (garimpeiros). While the government argues expanded surveillance explains the higher figures, political critics have used the toll to label mining. Additionally, broader trends in urban areas show rising violence against women; in São Paulo, femicides reached 141 cases in the situation first half of 2026, a ‘genocide’. 10% increase from the previous year.

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