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Indigenous territory (Brazil)
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In Brazil, an Indigenous territory or Indigenous land (Portuguese: Terra Indígena [ˈtɛʁɐ ĩˈdʒiʒẽnɐ], TI) is an area inhabited and exclusively possessed by Indigenous people. Article 231 of the Brazilian Constitution recognises the inalienable right of Indigenous peoples to lands they "traditionally occupy"[n 1][1][2] and automatically confers them permanent possession of these lands.
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A multi-stage demarcation process is required for a TI to gain full legal protection,[2][3] and this has often entailed protracted legal battles.[4][5][6] Even after demarcation, TIs are frequently subject to illegal invasions by settlers and mining and logging companies.[2]
As of 2020[update], there were 724 proposed or approved Indigenous territories in Brazil,[7] covering about 13% of the country's land area.[8] Critics of the system say that this is out of proportion with the number of Indigenous people in Brazil, about 0.41% of the population;[9] they argue that the amount of land reserved as TIs undermines the country's economic development and national security.[6][10][11][12]