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Brazil Congress Ditches Bolsonaro Decree Weakening Indigenous Agency

Reuters

   SAO PAULO - Brazil's Congress threw out part of a decree by President
   Jair Bolsonaro giving say over indigenous land claims to the
   Agriculture Ministry, further undermining the right-wing president's
   agenda to empower rural farmers in disputes over land.

   The move, announced by Senate President David Alcolumbre came a day
   after a Supreme Court justice suspended Bolsonaro's move to strip the
   land decisions from indigenous affairs agency Funai, which is part of
   the Justice Ministry.

   "We agreed the subject should be handled by the Ministry of Justice and
   Public Security," Alcolumbre wrote on Twitter.

   In late May, lawmakers spoiled Bolsonaro's first attempt to grant the
   land demarcation powers to the farm ministry, but the president issued
   a second decree on June 19 reinforcing the move.

   A presidential decree goes into effect immediately, but requires the
   approval of Congress within 120 days to become law or it expires.

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