Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Belem, the host city for COP30, on Saturday, demanding that Indigenous voices and environmental defenders be prioritised at the COP30 climate summit underway in the Brazilian Amazon.

In a show of solidarity, Indigenous community members marched alongside climate activists, carrying a large Earth-shaped beach ball and a Brazilian flag reading “Protected Amazon". The rally — branded the “Great People’s March" — marked the first major protest held outside the conference, which opened earlier this week and has drawn world leaders, scientists, and campaigners to address the escalating climate crisis.

Tensions have already surfaced inside the summit. Earlier, Indigenous activists disrupted proceedings, urging President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

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