ID: 2198
Presenting Author: Luciana Paz
Session: 588 - Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples: a transparency tool to strengthen the legitimacy of Impact Assessments (IA) in the face of misinformation
Status: pending
The purpose of this study is to present a methodological analysis of the protocols elaborated by Indigenous peoples in Brazil guided by central questions such as who should be consulted.
The FPIC Protocols developed by indigenous and traditional communities began to emerge in Brazil in the mid-2000s. These protocols express the autonomy and self-determination of the peoples and are grounded in the principles of ILO Convention No. 169. In July 2014, the Wajãpi people formulated their “Consultation and Consent Protocol.” This initiative was driven by the presence of the BR-210 highway and the National Copper and Iron Reserve, which overlaps with Indigenous territories and conservation units. In September 2014, the “Montanha and Mangabal Consultation Protocol”, developed by traditional communities, was motivated by the government’s plans to construct hydroelectric power plants along the Tapajós River, in the state of Pará, within the core of the Brazilian Amazon. Developed during the same period, the “Munduruku Consultation Protocol” expresses the demands and procedures defined by these indigenous communities from the Tapajós River regions. Since 2014, more than 170 autonomous protocols have been established. The Observatory of Community Protocols provides a repository of documents organized into 5 categories: Indigenous (55), “Quilombola” (46), Traditional Peoples and Communities (55), Sociobiodiversity (5), and protocols collaboratively developed by indigenous, quilombola and traditional groups (7). The purpose of this study is to present a methodological analysis of the protocols elaborated by Indigenous peoples in Brazil, guided by central questions such as who should be consulted, when the consultation should occur and how it should be conducted.
PhD in Energy and Environmental Planning, Master in Sociology and Bachelor Degree in Geography. Researcher , Department of Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Electric Energy Research Center.