For the Pataxó Peoples: In Defense of Life, Self-determination, and Justice

To the authorities of the Federative Republic of Brazil,
To the Inter-American Commission on Civil Rights,
To the United Nations Civil Rights Council,
To the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Native Peoples,
To global organizations, the media, and worldwide civil culture:

We sign up with the Council of Caciques of the Barra Velha Indigenous Territory and Pataxó leadership and numerous other companies to denounce the intensifying violence affecting these areas and to require concrete and instant action from Brazilian authorities and the international area to guarantee security, justice, and respect for Native legal rights.

These acts happened soon after the murder of Vítor Braz, a young Native male eliminated during an armed assault on his village, raising major uncertainties of worked with revenge against the Pataxó– especially by regional political and economic stars connected to landowners, metropolitan authorities, and disinformation producers, as mentioned by Native leaders.

We at Cultural Survival hereby share our deep indignation and solidarity taking into account the major civils rights offenses dedicated against the Pataxó Individuals, especially in the Native territories of Barra Velha and Comexatiba, in the southern area of Bahia, Brazil.

The map produced by the Pataxó Territorial Observatory listed below highlights the organized and geographically widespread nature of the assaults accomplished by state police pressures, badly endangering the lives and safety of children, young people, females, and the whole Pataxó populace within their genealogical lands.

Because 2022, the Pataxó people have been the target of murders, persecution, armed intrusions, disinformation, and methodical attempts at criminalization in retaliation for their legit battle for the separation of their genealogical areas– as recorded by us and various other national and international companies (See additionally CIMI). Most lately, on March 20, 2025, a massive authorities operation with loads of lorries, helicopters, and drones was released in Pataxó towns, causing the arbitrary apprehension of Indigenous leaders and serious rights violations, including versus senior citizens and kids.

The immediate resumption and completion of the separation processes for the Barra Velha and Comexatiba Indigenous Territories, as called for by the Federal Constitution and global treaties ratified by Brazil;

We get in touch with the Inter-American Payment on Civil Rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and all global establishments to activate their emergency situation devices and pressure the Brazilian State to accomplish its international and nationwide commitments pertaining to human rights and the legal rights of Native Peoples.