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Story Publication logo May 15, 2020

Video: Voices of the Forest | Gomercindo Rodrigues (Portuguese)

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Thirty years ago, leaders of rubbertappers and Indigenous peoples joined forces to demand the...

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Gomercindo Rodrigues is interviewed in the series "Voices of the Forest: Forest Peoples Alliance." Image by Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil. Brazil, 2020.
Gomercindo Rodrigues is interviewed in the series 'Voices of the Forest: Forest Peoples Alliance.' Image by Le Monde Diplomatique Brasil. Brazil, 2020.

Gomercindo Rodrigues, also known as Guma, is the eighth person to be interviewed in this series, "Voices of the Forest: Forest Peoples Alliance (Aliança dos Povos da Floresta)." Guma became a lawyer to defend social movements and was one of Chico Mendes' great partners in the fight for the preservation of the Amazon and the creation of the Forest Peoples Alliance.

Is Chico Mendes dead? "No, he is not dead. He's not dead! Because 31 years later, people are talking about him, of his legacy, of the Forest Peoples Alliance (Alliança dos Povos da Floresta), of these nations  and their struggles, which unfortunately today, again, are under serious threats."

To view the full interview in Portuguese, click here.

Gomercindo Rodrigues, o Guma, é o oitavo entrevistado da série Vozes da Floresta - A aliança dos Povos da Floresta de Chico Mendes a nossos dias. Guma tornou-se advogado para defender os movimentos sociais e foi um dos grandes parceiros de Chico Mendes na luta pela preservação da Amazônia e na criação da Aliança dos Povos da Floresta

Chico Mendes morto? "Não, ele não está morto. Ele não está morto! Porque senão 31 anos depois a gente não estaria aqui falando dele, do legado dele, da Aliança dos Povos da Floresta, das lutas desses povos, que infelizmente hoje, de novo, estão sob grave ameaça"