30 Aug 2021

South America correspondent Katy Watson - Brazil & Venezuala

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 30 August 2021
Indigenous people protest in front of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on August 26, 2021.

Photo: AFP

Thousands of indigenous people have protested outside Brazil's Supreme Court ahead of a decision that could introduce a cut-off date for land claims. President Jair Bolsonaro has long held the belief that indigenous tribes live on too much land and block agricultural growth. And in Venezuala, government and the opposition talks have been underway to try to overcome the political and economic crisis in the oil-rich country.