Brazil’s federal government reverses a decree after Indigenous protesters pressure it to drop plans tied to dredging the Tapajos River.

The decree authorized the government to assess the concession of waterways to private operators, including the responsibility for maintenance, dredging and vessel‑traffic management

“What won today was life. The river won, the forest won, the memory of our ancestors won.”

“They may try to criminalize us but we know what the river means to us. We know what the forest means to our people,”