Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

<p>As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people</p><p>A new report published on Monday by the NGO Survival International reveals 196 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/uncontacted-people">uncontacted Indigenous groups</a> across 10 countries in South America, Asia, and the Pacific, according to a five-year study titled <a href="https://uncontactedpeoples.org/">Uncontacted peoples: At the edge of survival</a>. Half of these groups – tens of thousands of people – face extinction within a decade due to industrial activity, criminal gangs and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/27/missionaries-using-secret-audio-devices-to-evangelise-brazils-isolated-peoples">missionary incursions</a>, with logging, mining and agribusiness cited as the primary threats.</p><p>The report also warns that even indirect contact, such as disease spread by outsiders, could devastate populations, while the climate crisis and illegal activities further endanger their survival.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/27/brazil-and-peru-are-failing-uncontacted-people-and-the-amazon-future-is-at-stake">Continue reading...</a>