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.
Three men had been removing hardwood from Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indian territory for several months when members of the tribe shot at them with arrows, killing one and wounding the other two.
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.
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.