The Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR), through the General Tuxaua of the CIR, Amarildo Macuxi and Legal Advisory, accompanied this Tuesday (20) a committee of leaders of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land, in a meeting with the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT/RR), in Boa Vista. The meeting dealt with the Study of the Indigenous Component (ECI) related to the paving of BR-401. leaders of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land, in a meeting with the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT/RR), in B
Participated in the meeting the superintendent of DNIT, the technical team of the agency and representatives of the Latitude Consortium, responsible for preparing the study work plan, which should be forwarded to the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI) for analysis.
During the meeting, Information about the project and the work plan were presented planned for the ECI. The leaders made observations on the need for that the study considers the communities located on the banks of the BR-401 and the possible impacts of the work on their territories and ways of life. From the presentations, a new version of the work plan should be prepared for later analysis by the leaders.
Amarildo Macuxi highlighted the importance of the process respecting the Consultation Protocol of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land and ensure the participation of communities in discussions related to the project. The leaders also requested the presence of FUNAI and other competent bodies in the next meetings, ensuring greater transparency and the necessary clarifications throughout the process.
The formation of the commission of leaders who follow the discussions was deliberated during the IX Assembly of the Indigenous Peoples of the Raposa Indigenous Land Serra do Sol, held in September, in the Camará community, Baixo Cotingo region. On the occasion, the leaders also spoke favorable to the realization of the Study of the Indigenous Component.
For the CIR, the monitoring of the process must guarantee the right to free, prior and informed, conducted in good faith and with respect for its own forms of organization and decision of indigenous peoples, as established by the Protocol of Consultation of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land and by the applicable rules.
As a referral, the Legal Counsel recommended the participation of DNIT in the Assembly of the Region Itacutu, to provide clarifications to leaders and communities about the Term and the process of elaboration of the Study of the Indigenous Component. O CIR must also request an audience with FUNAI and the Public Prosecutor's Office Federal (MPF) to deal with the project and will monitor, together with the leaders, the analysis of the new version of the work plan.