Written question asked by Cynog Dafis (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 3 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 December 1997. It was answered by Tony Lloyd (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 December 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Brazilian Government concerning the eucalyptus plantation established by Aracruz Cellulose on land previously occupied by Tupirikim Guarani Indians.

Answer: Mr. Dafis: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Brazilian Government concerning the eucalyptus plantation established by Aracruz Cellulose on land previously occupied by Tupirikim Guarani Indians. [19710] Mr. Tony Lloyd: After meeting representatives of the Tupinikim and Guarani Indians, I wrote to the Brazilian Ambassador on 1 July about their claim to land occupied by Aracruz Cellulose. I also raised it with the Head of the National Foundation for Assistance to Indians (FUNAI), when I visited Brazil in September 1997. Our Embassy in Brasilia continues to monitor this particular case. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised other indigenous issues with the Brazilian Foreign Minister during their talks on 3 December.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 19710; 302 c499W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Crops Land Ethnic groups Ownership Tenure Brazil Aracruz Cellulose Brazilian National Foundation for Assistance to Indians