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At Rio de Janeiro's Eco '92 conference, hundreds of Indigenous peoples showed up and participated. However, their presence at the Earth Summit was limited to a five minute speech by Marcos Terena, of the Terena Nation of Brazil.

Editorial

Representatives of an Italian company in Brazil have opposed the return of Indian lands to the rightful inhabitants. These representatives acted in defiance of the board of their company.

A bill on industrial property rights was proposed by the federal administration of Brazil. If this bill is passed, Brazil may have to pay royalties on resources and life forms that are native to its territory and can only be found there.