Brazil's top court pushes indigenous land ruling to next week

A soldier of the presidential guard stands in front of the Brazil's Supreme Court building during the second day of the Brazil's Supreme Court trial of a landmark case on indigenous land rights in Brasilia, Brazil August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday pushed to next week a high-profile ruling on indigenous land rights, which has drawn thousands of native demonstrators to the capital.

The ruling https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/brazils-indigenous-rights-hinge-on-one-tribes-legal-battle will affect hundreds of pending land claims, many of which offer a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Most have been awaiting recognition for decades.