United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples,
Over the last ten days I have travelled to Brasilia and to the States of Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia and Para. I met with representatives of the three branches of Government in Brasilia, as well the national and local offices of the Federal Prosecutors and FUNAI, the vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul and several officials from Famasul, delegates from European Union and Norwegian Embassies, UN officials, Amazon Treaty Cooperation Organization (ATCO) and staff of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) representatives of indigenous peoples, a wide range of civil society and human rights organizations working on indigenous peoples' rights, as well as other actors whose activities impact on their rights.