Brazil cancels Amazon waterway decree after Indigenous protests at Cargill port
Brazil will revoke a decree expanding Amazonian waterways after Indigenous groups occupied a Cargill port. Protesters await the official publication to leave.
The federal government of Brazil 
BR announced on February 24, 2026, that it will revoke a decree that would have expanded Amazonian waterways under a federal privatization program. This announcement was made immediately after Indigenous protesters occupied the Santarem river port terminal, which is operated by Cargill and located on the Tapajós river. The decision to revoke the decree follows reports that the occupation had an immediate effect on the operations of the port terminal.
BR announced on February 24, 2026, that it will revoke a decree that would have expanded Amazonian waterways under a federal privatization program. This announcement was made immediately after Indigenous protesters occupied the Santarem river port terminal, which is operated by Cargill and located on the Tapajós river. The decision to revoke the decree follows reports that the occupation had an immediate effect on the operations of the port terminal.
