Dozens of Indigenous protesters have forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue and clashed with security guards at the entrance.

Shouting angrily, the protesters demanded access to the UN compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil.

Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying "our land is not for sale."

An Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil told Reuters that they were upset about ongoing development in the forest.

"We can't eat money," said Gilmar, who uses only one name.

"We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers."

Security guards pushed

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