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Court orders Brazil to ensure Indigenous voting in runoff after earlier denial
A federal court in Pará ordered nationwide Indigenous voting access for Sunday's runoff, days after a state court rejected a transportation request.
The short version
- A federal court in Pará ordered Brazil's government to ensure Indigenous people nationwide can vote in Sunday's runoff.[ABC News]
- Earlier, on Tuesday, the Amazonas state electoral court rejected a transportation petition from Univaja, an Indigenous association representing Javari Valley voters.[Associated Press]
- Apib said it filed an urgent request asking electoral officials to act quickly to help Indigenous people reach voting centers.[ABC News]
Key facts
- The Amazonas state electoral court rejected a transportation assistance petition filed by Univaja on Tuesday.[Associated Press]
- A federal court in Pará ordered Brazil's government on Thursday to ensure Indigenous people nationwide can vote in Sunday's presidential runoff.[ABC News]
- Univaja is an association representing Indigenous peoples of the Javari Valley in northern Brazil.[Associated Press]
- The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, known as Apib, announced it filed an urgent request asking electoral officials to act quickly to help Indigenous people reach voting centers.[ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- Reporting does not establish whether transportation will be arranged for remote Indigenous voters before Sunday's runoff.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Indigenous voters in Brazil’s Amazon fear missing runoff after court denies transportationAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Brazil court orders government to provide transportation for Indigenous voters in Sunday’s runoffABC News - International