This Tuesday (11/11), a chaotic demonstration at the main gate of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém (Pennsylvania), which also included indigenous groups, was echoed by several international news organizations.
Protesters broke through the doors of the COP30 Blue Zone. The group was demonstrating but was suppressed by UN security personnel.
International newspapers covered the incident, drawing attention to indigenous peoples. Britain’s BBC News reported that its reporters saw “United Nations security officials running behind a line of Brazilian soldiers shouting for the delegation to leave the scene immediately.”
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The United Nations reported that two security personnel sustained minor injuries in the incident.
British newspaper The Independent also reported that a security guard was injured when indigenous demonstrators entered the building. They carried flags with slogans defending their right to territory and posters with phrases such as “Our land is not for sale.” Another British newspaper, The Guardian, also covered the incident.
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Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera also covered the demonstrations, saying the protests ended when the protesters dispersed in a “massive march of several hundred people towards the scene.”
ABC News reported that the indigenous people appeared to be “screaming violently” and demanding access to the facility.
French newspaper Le Monde reported, “Security inside the COP30 venue will be the responsibility of the United Nations, while security in the surrounding area will be handled by local authorities.”
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Indigenous peoples took part in a demonstration organized by the Global Health and Climate March, which was attended by around 3,000 people. They left the main street. A 1.5km route from Duque de Caxias in the center of Belém to COP 30 headquarters. The group said it had complied with “agreements previously signed with the COP30 organizations.”
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