Indigenous Lawyering Practices in Brazil

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The following publication brings together articles written by Indigenous attorneys who, over the course of four years, participated in an Instituto Pro Bono Brazil initiative to strengthen Indigenous access to justice in the country. Building on earlier work by the law firm Dora e Oliveira with Indigenous organizations, the initiative offered fellowships and developed a series of activities to promote knowledge exchange and enhance the practice of Indigenous advocacy and strategic litigation in Brazil. Instituto Pro Bono

ISBN 978-65-86444-03-2

Editors: Nadia de Matos Barros & Paulo Celso de Oliveira Pankararu