Raoni Metuktire, the Amazon’s most internationally famous Indigenous leader, on Wednesday said he still supports President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and will campaign for his reelection in October, despite opposing projects backed by the government that are contested by him and Indigenous peoples.
The Indigenous chief's reaffirmation of his support for Lula comes after he stood beside Brazil’s leftist president in January 2023 as he walked into the presidential palace on the first day of his third, non-consecutive term.
