Indigenous candidates surge as Sonia Guajajara quits to run in Brazil election

Indigenous women in Brazil are stepping into politics ahead of October’s general vote, with former indigenous affairs minister Sonia Gajajara resigning to run for Congress. A 94-year-old tribal leader urged young voters to back candidates who represent them as 6,000 Indigenous activists gathered in Brasilia, and polls put President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva neck and neck with right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Brasilia, Brazil. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #BrazilElections #IndigenousRights #IndigenousWomen #SoniaGuajajara #Lula #FlavioBolsonaro #LandDemarcation #IllegalGoldMining #PoliticalRepresentation #Brasilia #AlJazeeraEnglish