COP30 Indigenous protesters defend summit incursion as climate talks roll on

The entrance to the venue hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), a day after Indigenous protesters stormed it and clashed with security personel while demanding climate action and protection for the Amazon forest, in Belem, Brazil, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Indigenous protesters on Wednesday defended charging the gates of Brazil's COP30 climate summit and clashing with security a day earlier, saying the action was aimed at demonstrating the desperation of their fight for forest protection.

With negotiators from countries across the globe inside the compound discussing the world's changing future as temperatures rise, the protesters told a news conference they wanted mostly to have their voices heard.