Group of Korubo indigenous people seen in AM; expert warns against contact A group of indigenous people from the Korubo ethnic group, with recent contact with society, was seen sailing down a river in the municipality of Atalaia do Norte, in the interior of Amazonas. The sighting in an area close to riverside communities generated apprehension among residents, but experts warn that any attempt to approach them should be avoided to protect indigenous people and respect the Brazilian policy of not contacting isolated and recently contacted peoples. In a video recorded by a resident, the group appears moving on boats while people scream in the background. In the report, she asks for support from the authorities responsible for protecting indigenous peoples. "Authority, someone from Funai, I don't know, from one of these bodies, these indigenous people are stopping at our port. They arrive here screaming. Just now they stopped here at our port, they stopped last week, my brother told them not to come, and reports say that they are Korubo and we are scared of them, because they are aggressive. If anyone can do anything, we would be grateful", said the resident. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Until the last update of this report, there was no information about physical contact between indigenous people and residents, nor any record of serious incidents. It is also not known what motivated the group to approach the community. g1 contacted the National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples (Funai) to find out if the body is following the case and what measures are being adopted in the region, but until the last update of this report, there was no response. The group is of recent contact and Funai is active in the dialogue, says Observatory To g1, the Observatory of Human Rights of Isolated and Recent Contact Indigenous Peoples (Opi), an organization that defends the right of these peoples to self-determination and to maintain their own ways of life, clarified that the Korubo indigenous people seen in the video do not belong to a totally isolated group. According to the entity, these are indigenous people with recent contact, who began to establish relationships with society from the 1990s onwards. More recently, this group has been moving more frequently between the Vale do Javari Indigenous Land and the seat of the municipality of Atalaia do Norte, movements that are often encouraged by the municipal government itself. Opi also highlighted that the surrounding communities need to understand that these people have significant cultural and customs differences in relation to non-indigenous society, but emphasized that such differences need to be respected and should not be automatically interpreted as threats. According to the entity, the video came to the attention of the authorities and the Javari Valley Ethno-Environmental Protection Front, a Funai unit responsible for protecting isolated groups and those with recent contact in the region, is already working to mediate relations and dialogue between the Korubo and non-indigenous residents of the area. Expert reinforces no-contact policy Indigenous people of the Korubo ethnic group are seen in rivers in the interior of AM Disclosure In light of the sighting, the director of the National Institute for Amazon Research (Inpa), Henrique dos Santos Pereira, reinforced that this type of situation requires caution and that the population should avoid any interaction with the indigenous people. "The principle adopted by Brazil and recognized internationally is that of non-contact, precisely to protect these people from diseases to which they have no immunity, from conflicts and interference in their way of life", explained the expert. Henrique dos Santos Pereira also warned that residents and visitors should not offer food, attempt to photograph the indigenous people up close or disclose the group's exact location. "There must be no food offerings, close-up photographs or any attempt at interaction. It is also important that the exact location is not widely publicized, as this could attract curious onlookers, fishermen, hunters or other groups, increasing the risks. Whenever there are sightings, the correct course of action is to immediately notify Funai, which will assess the situation and adopt the necessary measures", he added. Who are the Korubo The Korubo belong to the Pano linguistic family and live in the Vale do Javari Indigenous Land, a territory with more than 8.5 million hectares that is home to the largest concentration of isolated and recently contacted indigenous peoples in the world. Part of the Korubo people have maintained contact with Brazilian society since the 1990s. Other groups, however, remain in voluntary isolation or maintain extremely restricted contact, depending on the forest to survive through hunting, fishing, gathering and subsistence agriculture. Although there are records of conflicts in the region, experts and socio-environmental organizations remember that the Korubo have also been victims of invasions, attacks and other forms of violence committed by non-indigenous people over the last few decades. Monitoring of the Vale do Javari Indigenous Land is carried out by Funai in partnership with the Union of Indigenous Peoples of Vale do Javari (Univaja). The work seeks to prevent invasions, avoid unauthorized contacts and protect the indigenous peoples who live in the region. 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