Is Brazil starting to protect indigenous people?

It has begun. The Brazilian Government began to formalize its protection policies towards indigenous peoples in the early twentieth century, with the establishment of the Office of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs (ONAI) in 1953, which has since implemented a series of policies for the protection and recovery of indigenous territories and cultural heritage. In the 1988 Piraeus Constitution, indigenous peoples were formally recognized as independent peoples with their own territories, languages and cultural traditions, one of the biggest steps forward in Brazilian history. Indigenous Brazilians are a very distinct, diverse and important group with a deep cultural and historical background. The effects of modernization and globalization have changed the economic and social structure, but indigenous Brazilians are still struggling to preserve and transmit their culture and traditions, and to fight for their rights and survival.