Indigenous Protesters Block Entrance to COP30 Summit in Brazil

As of November 14, 2025, a group of dozens of Indigenous protesters have gathered in Belem, Brazil to block the entrance to the COP30 climate summit venue. The protesters are staging a sit-in demonstration, creating long queues and forcing delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on addressing the global climate crisis.

The protesters are demanding that the Brazilian government immediately halt all development projects in the Amazon rainforest, including mining, logging, oil drilling, and the construction of a new railway for transporting mining and agricultural products. They argue that these activities are devastating the Amazon and undermining efforts to combat climate change.

Colleagues are currently on their way to the protest site to gather more information. The situation remains ongoing as the Indigenous activists continue to occupy the main entrance to the COP30 summit, disrupting the proceedings as they press their demands for greater environmental protection in the Amazon.