Indigenous groups protest Brazil bill limiting recognition of tribal lands

Guarani Mbya Indigenous people protest against the so-called legal thesis of "Marco Temporal" (Temporal Milestone) as they close the Bandeirantes highway in Sao Paulo, Brazil May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Indigenous groups in Brazil on Tuesday blocked a highway and burned tires to protest a proposed law that would limit their ability to win protected status for ancestral lands.

Outside Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, demonstrators blocked a major motorway with flaming tires and used bows and arrows to confront police, who dispersed them with tear gas.