Yanomami shaman sees tough times ahead for Brazil's indigenous

Davi Kopenawa, 66, chief of the Yanomami people poses for a picture in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Shaman Davi Kopenawa, chief of the Yanomami people who live on Brazil's largest indigenous reservation, fears a pending Supreme Court decision on native land claims could worsen an onslaught of aggressive mining encouraged by President Jair Bolsonaro.

"The machines will scrape off the skin of Mother Earth and wound it," he told Reuters in Brasilia, where thousands of indigenous protesters gathered last week to protest ahead of the landmark ruling.