Brazil’s COP30 resumes after security clashes with Indigenous protesters

By William James, Leonardo Benassatto and Simon Jessop

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -A day after Indigenous protesters stormed Brazil’s COP30 climate summit, country delegates returned to negotiating actions, policies and financing for tackling climate change with an air of calm.

The reopening had been slightly delayed for repairs to damage at the entrance from the previous night’s clash, in which the U.N. said two security guards sustained minor injuries, but there were minimal changes to the airport-style baggage checks.

Outside, two Brazilian navy vessels escorted a protest flotilla carrying Indigenous leaders and environmental activists around Belem’s Guajara Bay. Participants held signs saying “Save the Amazon” or calling for land rights and hundreds of people – including Indigenous lea