CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Brazil Appoints Sonia Guajajara as First Minister of Ministry of Indigenous People. Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Sônia Guajajara as the first minister of the new Ministry of Indigenous People.

Detailed explanation-2: -On January 11, Sônia Guajajara-named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2022-was sworn in as the first Minister of Indigenous Peoples in the country’s history.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Brazil supported, recognizes that Indigenous peoples have the right to the lands, territories, and resources that they have traditionally occupied or used.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indigenous peoples in Brazil There are 896, 917 Indigenous persons in Brazil, distributed among 305 ethnic groups. The principal indigenous ethnic group is the Tikúna, who comprise 6.8% of the total indigenous population.