{"id":3473,"date":"2025-07-01T02:21:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T02:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfmproductions.org\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2025-11-25T02:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T02:35:40","slug":"defending-the-tapajos-gilson-tupinamba-and-citupis-fight-for-life-land-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rfmproductions.org\/pt\/defending-the-tapajos-gilson-tupinamba-and-citupis-fight-for-life-land-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending the Tapaj\u00f3s: Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1 and CITUPI\u2019s Fight for Life, Land &#038; Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3473\" class=\"elementor elementor-3473\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba453cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba453cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e26169\" data-id=\"7e26169\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f081b0f ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f081b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defending the Tapaj\u00f3s: Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1 and CITUPI\u2019s Fight for Life, Land &amp; Water<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-697e5d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"697e5d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37a75706\" data-id=\"37a75706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d68dbf ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d68dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, along the shimmering waters of the Tapaj\u00f3s River, a powerful movement is rising. The Tupinamb\u00e1 people \u2014 guardians of forest, river, memory, and spirit \u2014 are facing unprecedented threats from pollution, infrastructure megaprojects, and policies that undermine their rights.<br \/><br \/>At the forefront of this resistance stands Cacique Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1, coordinator of CITUPI (Conselho Ind\u00edgena Tupinamb\u00e1 do Baixo Tapaj\u00f3s). When RFM met with Gilson, his testimony about the contamination affecting his community was heartbreaking, urgent, and impossible to ignore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f7f9f ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f7f9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\"><strong>Who Are CITUPI and the Tupinamb\u00e1 of the Lower Tapaj\u00f3s?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>CITUPI represents around 21 Tupinamb\u00e1 villages along the lower Tapaj\u00f3s. Their territory is more than land \u2014 it is a living spiritual landscape shaped by sacred rivers, forests, and stone formations known as pedrais.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\"><strong>CITUPI\u2019s mission includes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u2022 Defending territorial rights<br \/>\u2022 Protecting the Tapaj\u00f3s River and its sacred sites<br \/>\u2022 Ensuring Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation (FPIC)<br \/>\u2022 Advocating against extractive, polluting, and land-grabbing projects<br \/>\u2022 Safeguarding cultural and spiritual traditions<\/p><p>This council is not only a political body \u2014 it is a guardian of memory and ancestral continuity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95665c4 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95665c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1: Leader, Defender, Visionary<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>As Coordinator of CITUPI, Cacique Gilson is one of the most prominent Tupinamb\u00e1 leaders confronting threats to his peoples\u2019 survival.<br \/><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">He has spoken out nationally and internationally to expose the dangers facing the Tapaj\u00f3s basin:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 Growing mercury contamination from illegal mining<br \/>\u2022 Increased barge traffic and dredging that disturb sacred riverbeds<br \/>\u2022 The mega-project Ferrogr\u00e3o railway, which would accelerate deforestation and river privatization<br \/>\u2022 Threats and persecution against indigenous leaders<\/p><p>When speaking to RFM, Gilson described how contamination has infiltrated the daily life of Tupinamb\u00e1 families \u2014 poisoning the fish they depend on, polluting the water they drink, and causing irreversible health impacts.<\/p><p>His leadership is rooted in courage, community, and ancestral responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb36bc0 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb36bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\"><strong>CITUPI\u2019s Struggle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">1. Fighting Environmental Contamination<\/span><\/p><p>Mercury pollution has become a silent catastrophe. It threatens food security, cultural practices, and public health.<\/p><p>Dredging, blasting, and industrial waterways worsen the crisis \u2014 stirring up toxic sediments and destroying habitats.<\/p>\n<p>CITUPI insists: the river is alive \u2014 and its contamination is a violation of life itself.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">2. Defending Sacred Territories<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Tapaj\u00f3s is not simply a river. It is a spiritual being, part of the Tupinamb\u00e1 cosmology.<br>\nProjects that destroy pedrais or alter the river\u2019s flow cut into cultural identity itself.<\/p>\n<p>For the Tupinamb\u00e1, defending these sacred places is defending their existence.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">3. Resisting Mega-Infrastructure Projects<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The proposed Ferrogr\u00e3o railway (EF-170) and the expansion of waterways could turn the Tapaj\u00f3s basin into an export corridor \u2014 with devastating social and environmental consequences.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">CITUPI argues that these projects:<\/span><br>\n\u2022 Fail to respect FPIC<br>\n\u2022 Increase violence and land conflicts<br>\n\u2022 Risk permanent ecological damage<br>\n\u2022 Prioritize agribusiness over peoples\u2019 rights<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">4. Asserting the Right to Consultation<\/span><\/p>\n<p>CITUPI developed their own Protocol of Consultation \u2014 a landmark document demanding that any project affecting their territory must respect indigenous procedures, language, culture, and decision-making structures.<\/p>\n<p>This protocol has become a reference for indigenous autonomy in the Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">5. Facing Political Pressure and Violence<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Resistance comes with danger.<br>\nGilson and other leaders face constant intimidation, threats, and surveillance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">Yet, as Gilson says:<\/span><br>\n\u201cWe are the root of the Tupinamb\u00e1 people \u2014 and roots do not run.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a658b51 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a658b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\"><strong>The struggle of CITUPI and Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1 is not isolated. <br \/><br \/>It reflects a global pattern:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u2022 Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of climate change<br \/>\u2022 They face the highest risks and the least protection<br \/>\u2022 They defend lands that store the world\u2019s biodiversity<br \/>\u2022 Their knowledge is essential to the future of climate resilience<\/p><p>For RFM, amplifying their voices is not just documentation \u2014 it is solidarity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad1b18 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ad1b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\"><strong>A Call to Action<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>As Gilson reminded us, defending the Amazon is not a regional fight \u2014 it\u2019s a global responsibility.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00aaba;\">You can support by:<\/span><br \/>\u2022 Sharing their story<br \/>\u2022 Demanding protection for indigenous defenders<br \/>\u2022 Supporting campaigns against destructive megaprojects<br \/>\u2022 Calling for real, culturally grounded consultation processes<br \/>\u2022 Elevating indigenous leadership in climate conversations<\/p><p>The future of the Amazon \u2014 and our planet \u2014 depends on listening to those who have protected it for centuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf9463 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf9463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>#AmazonVoices #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #DefendTheAmazon<br \/>#ProtectIndigenousPeoples #IndigenousLeaders #Tapaj\u00f3s #Tupinamb\u00e1 #CITUPI #LowerTapaj\u00f3s<br \/>#RioTapaj\u00f3s #MairiTupinamb\u00e1 #StopContamination #WaterIsLife #LandBack #ProtectTheSacred<br \/>#RiverDefenders #NoMoreViolence #FreePriorInformedConsent #FPIC #DemarcationNow<br \/>#StandWithIndigenousPeoples #AmazonDefenders #ForestGuardians #AncestralKnowledge<br \/>#AncestralResistance #COP30 #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJusticeNow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defending the Tapaj\u00f3s: Gilson Tupinamb\u00e1 and CITUPI\u2019s Fight for Life, Land &amp; Water In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, along the shimmering waters of the Tapaj\u00f3s River, a powerful movement is rising. 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