to the production of food. Mario Melo, lawyer for the Pachamama Foundation, emphasizes that by declaring mining activity to be a "public utility," the constitution is authorizing the expropriation of lands in indigenous territories "by simply citing a supposed collective benefit."
El abogado de la Fundación Pachamama, Mario Melo, enfatiza por su parte en que al declarar la actividad minera de "utilidad pública", la Constitución autoriza a expropiar tierras en los territorios indígenas "con solo alegar un supuesto bienestar colectivo".