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Brasilia, Brasil – 15 April 2025
1. Various of an Indigenous spiritual leader sprinkling ashes from the Amazon fires into the reflecting pool in front of the Itamaraty Palace
2. Various of Indigenous spiritual leader performing ritual songs next to activists holding banners reading (English) “Just Energy transition NOW”, “The answer is us”, “Climate Justice = Energy Justice”
3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Mundano, Art activist:
“This banner, this cry, only symbolizes a global request for Brazil, which for a long time we’ve been a reference in relatively clean and renewable energy, like hydroelectric power, and now we have the opportunity to lead by example in this urgent transition in this COP30 agenda.”
4. Various of activists holding a banner reading English “Brazil, Lead the just energy transition at COP30!”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Portia Adu-Mensah, national coordinator of 350 Ghana Reducing Carbon:
“We are coming to the Amazon. We are going to see the realities of communities. And we are praying, and we are looking forward to that impacts that transitioning that’s being in this COP at the Amazon can send a very strong message. That community matters, and we need to put community women at the front line for a just energy transition.”
6. Activists holding banners reading (English) “Make rich polluters pay” and “Tax their billions!”
7. Activists chanting (English) “We are unstoppable”
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Vinzielhar Nin, Indigenous person from Papua New Guinea:
“We do not want to be seen as victims or have the victim mentality, but to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters, to show that we’re here together, to fight this together.”
9. Activists holding banner reading (English) “(Just) Energy Transition”
10. Brazilian flag
11. Brazilian flag with Itamaraty Palace lon the eft and Congress on the right
STORYLINE:
Indigenous leaders and activists performed a symbolic act outside Brazil’s Itamaraty Palace, sprinkling ashes from fires in the Amazon, to pressure leaders towards a just energy transition and the phase-out of fossil fuels at the center of COP30 discussions.
“This banner, this cry, only symbolizes a global request for Brazil,” said Mundano, a well-known art activist. “For a long time, we’ve been a reference in relatively clean and renewable energy, like hydroelectric power. Now, we have the opportunity to lead by example in this urgent COP30 transition.”
The demonstration brought together Indigenous representatives from several countries, including Papua New Guinea and Ghana, amplifying the call for global climate justice.
Portia Adu-Mensah, national coordinator of 350 Ghana Reducing Carbon, took part in the demonstration.
“Community matters, and we need to put community women at the front line for a just energy transition,” said Portia Adu-Mensah.
Standing in solidarity, Vinzielhar Nin, an Indigenous leader from Papua New Guinea, added: “We do not want to be seen as victims or have a victim mentality, but to show that we’re here together — to fight this together.”
COP30 will take place in the city of Belém in November.
AP Video shot by Eduardo François
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