The largest assembly in the Brazilian Amazon brought together indigenous leaders and representatives from different territories
The Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) participated, from August 17 to 22, in the XV General Assembly of the Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), held in the Xambioá Indigenous Woman, in the municipality of Santa Fé do Araguaia, in the state of Tocantins.
The delegation from Roraima was represented by the General Tuxauas of the CIR, regional coordinators of tuxauas, youth and indigenous women from the regions of Baixo Cotingo, Serras, Amajari, Surumu, Raposa, Murupú, Serra da Lua, Wai Wai and Tabaio. Also participating representatives of the São Marcos (APITSM) and Waimiri Atroari ethnoregions.
The event brought together leaders and indigenous representatives from different territories of the Brazilian Amazon to dialogue about the challenges faced by communities and strengthen the articulation of the indigenous movement. In addition, during the three days of Assembly there were presentations on territorial and environmental management, strengthening indigenous organizations and the paths for joint action in the defense of the territories and rights of indigenous peoples.
During the assembly there was the election and the inauguration of the Executive Coordination of COIAB, the Assembly also had with the choice of fiscal councilors, deliberative councilors and regional articulators, as well as representatives of COIAB in the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and in the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), for the four-year period 2026–2030.
Alcebias Sapará, is the COIAB representative in the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and Toya Manchineri was re-elected to the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), the names were endorsed at the 55th Assembly General of the Indigenous Peoples of Roraima, at the beginning of this year.
For the General Tuxaua of the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR), Amarildo Macuxi, the participation of the Roraima's delegation in the Assembly represents a historic milestone, for the first time About 64 delegates participated, with the right to voice and vote, thus contributing for debates in defense of the rights of indigenous peoples.
"We, from the state delegation of Roraima, we are here to contribute, to discuss our interests as an indigenous people, listening and preparing ourselves and going out to the battlefield. With the union of the indigenous movement, we will face the bills created to violate our rights, which are being discussed in Congress National and in the Supreme Court itself. We, indigenous peoples, will defend our rights and work the way we want to organize ourselves within of our indigenous territories",said Amarildo.
During the assembly, there was the launch of the Territorial and Environmental Management Plan (PGTA) of the Xambioá Indigenous Land. An instrument that represents the planning tool built from the needs of the territory and communities, contributing to strengthening management, territorial protection and indigenous organization.
Held on Earth Xambioá Indigenous Region, the XV General Assembly of COIAB ended on the 20th of August, leaving as a result new referrals such as the demands of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon to public authorities and election of the place that will host the next Evaluation Assembly and the General Assembly of the organization.