Sugar Cane And Indigenous People - Sucre Ethique

20sugarcane cultivation in indigenous’ lands is prohibited by the Resolution 3.813/2009 ofthe Central Bank. A Brazilian prosecutor with constitutional powers to defend indigenousrights in court has written to Shell warning that its involvement in the joint venture‘jeopardizes the company’s commitment to biodiversity and sustainability’.The Public Federal Ministry (PFM) of MS asked the BNDES about the criteria used forthe concession of the loans, but still has no answer. According to the Prosecutor, thebank increases conflicts for land and violations of indigenous rights in the state by givingfinancing to companies with irregular processes.The Caarapó’s unit of the Nova América factory is based in the region of Dourados, inthe south of the state. The Cosan group bought all the shares from Nova América –which includes four factories and a traditional brand of sugar União – in March of 2009.In response, Cosan has stated that it does not have any agricultural operations in MSand that the entity Nova América S.A Agrícola is responsible for the Cosan’s supply ofsugarcane in the region.Source: Guarani children work on the sugar cane fields which now cover much of theirpeople’s ancestral lands in Mato Grosso do Sul state - SurvivalFor more information Appendix 2 “Guarani people (Brazil) and land issues regardingmultinationals” and Appendix 3 “Survival complain: Shell in row over BrazilianIndian land grab 28 September 2010”.EthiclIndigenous People-ETHICAL-SUGAR