Indigenous protesters on Wednesday defended charging the gates of Brazil’s COP30 climate summit and clashing with security a day earlier, saying the action was aimed at demonstrating the desperation of their fight for forest protection.

With negotiators from countries across the globe inside the compound discussing the world’s changing future as temperatures rise, the protesters told a news conference they wanted mostly to have their voices heard.

“It was an attempt to get the attention of the government and the U.N. that are in this space,” said Auricelia, a member of the Arapiun community in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para, where the summit’s host city of Belem is located.

Indigenous leaders have said they are aghast at the ongoing industry and development in the Amazon.

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