Indigenous Group in Brazil Wins Decades-Long Battle Against Illegal Loggers in the Amazon

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A victory in a decades-long court battle provided relief for a special part of the Amazon rainforest and for the Ashaninka indigenous people who live there, as their 1990s lawsuit against illegal logging interests finally ended with a public statement of apology and a $3 million award for compensation.

Yale's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies suggested that the Attorney General, Augusto Aras, believes this case could be a turning point in environmental and indigenous peoples lawsuits.

"What we did here was to comply with the Constitution, understanding that the indigenous people have sacred rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta," Aras said in a statement.

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