Congress rejects presidential vetoes to Federal Law that establishes time limit requirement for indigenous lands demarcation

On December 14, the National Congress of Brazil overrode most of the presidential vetoes to Federal Law No. 14.701/2023 (the “Time Limit Act”), which regulates Article 231 of the Constitution to set guidelines for the recognition, demarcation, use and management of Indigenous lands. The Time Limit Act was initially published on October 20, 2023, but most of its articles had been vetoed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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