Indigenous Territorial Agents, Law Operators, firefighters, GPVTIs, indigenous communicators and representatives of public institutions participate in three days of training and articulation in defense of the Indigenous Lands of Roraima.
The Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) will hold, between July 28 and 30, the II Integrated Meeting of Indigenous Agents for Monitoring, Territorial and Environmental Surveillance, at the Lago Caracaranã Regional Center, in the Raposa region, Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land. The event brings together about 300 participants, including Indigenous Territorial Agents (ATAIs), Law Operators, members of the Indigenous Territorial Protection and Surveillance Group (GPVTI), firefighters, indigenous communicators, leaders and representatives of public agencies.
The meeting is the result of a deliberation by indigenous leaders during the First Meeting of the Expanded Deliberative Coordination of the CIR of 2025, which defined the unification and integration of the training processes of agents who work in the regions and communities linked to the CIR. The initiative seeks to strengthen joint action in the protection of indigenous territories, promoting the exchange of experiences, technical improvement, and the alignment of strategies to face situations of human rights violations and threats to territories.
"The CIR, once again, makes history. We are in the second integrated meeting, which brings together the GPVTIs, Indigenous Territorial Agents (ATAIs), Brigade Members, Law Operators and Indigenous Communicators, to integrate the work for better management of the territories", highlighted Sineia do Vale, coordinator of the Department of Environmental Territorial Management and Climate Change of the CIR.
During the three days of programming, participants will discuss topics related to territorial monitoring, public security, environmental protection and defense of indigenous rights. The objective is to expand the response capacity of agents in the face of occurrences that affect communities, in addition to strengthening the articulation between indigenous organizations and partner institutions.
Representatives of the Court of Justice of Roraima (TJRR), the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF), the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai), the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), the Federal Police (PF), the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), among other bodies and institutions, were invited to the activities.
Among the main topics discussed are the performance of territorial agents in crime situations, the procedures for listening to and welcoming victims of violence and the presentation of the monitoring actions developed in the eleven indigenous base regions of the CIR.
The program also features thematic rooms focused on the regulation of the Indigenous Territorial Protection and Surveillance Group (GPVTI), environmental legislation, environmental licensing, the competencies of public security agencies and the role of indigenous communication as a strategic tool for territorial protection and strengthening the security of communities.
"Indigenous peoples have their own way of managing their territories, and the CIR, as an organization that was born from the communities, comes to strengthen these works developed at the grassroots. For this reason, the CIR integrated the GPVTIs, ATAIs, Law Operators, Brigade Brigades and Indigenous Communicators, indigenous leaders who carry out territorial protection, to train in some specific areas and bring them together to share experiences and information on the actions", explained the CIR's lawyer, Júnior Nicacio.
One of the highlights of the meeting will be the launch of the second edition of the Indigenous Rights Manual, prepared by the Legal Department of the Indigenous Council of Roraima.
The publication was developed as a consultation tool for indigenous leaders and agents who work in territorial protection and the defense of collective rights. The material brings together practical guidelines on territorial rights, indigenous legislation, environmental protection, social organization, political participation, access to justice, confronting violence, indigenous women's rights, and national and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights.
The new edition incorporates legislative updates, recent court decisions, and new content related to the challenges currently faced by indigenous peoples, reaffirming the CIR's commitment to the political and legal education of communities and to strengthening indigenous autonomy in the defense of their rights.
"This is the second volume, and the manual is a compilation of various topics related to indigenous rights. The idea is that the leaders have this material to assist in any decision-making and help in the internal discussions of the communities, in addition to bringing information about violence against women and children and adolescents, topics on which the CIR has focused a lot", highlighted the CIR lawyer, Júnior Nicacio.
The II Integrated Meeting will also continue the strategies built in the first edition of the event, held in October 2025, when the Integrated Plan for Indigenous Territorial and Environmental Management and Monitoring was prepared.
The document guides the monitoring, surveillance, prevention and territorial protection actions developed by the indigenous communities of Roraima, serving as a reference for the planning of the activities of indigenous agents in the different regions.
The meeting reaffirms the pioneering spirit of the CIR and the role of indigenous peoples in the management of their territories and strengthens the construction of policies and strategies aimed at the defense of rights, life and traditional territories.
The II Integrated Meeting of Indigenous Agents for Monitoring, Territorial and Environmental Surveillance has the support of partners Nia Tero, Ford Foundation and Tenure Facility.