Brazil creates first Federal Indigenous University designed for and by Indigenous peoples

Summary

President Lula sanctioned the law creating the Federal Indigenous University (Unind), Brazil's first higher education institution designed for and by Indigenous peoples. The university was developed through collaboration between the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, Ministry of Education, FUNAI, and Indigenous organizations. It will be headquartered in Brasília with a multicentric structure to reach different regions of the country, aiming to address the realities and demands of Indigenous territories.