Thousands of people are expected to march through the streets of Belem on Saturday, demanding “real solutions” to human-caused global warming as the Brazilian city hosts this year’s UN climate talks.

Branded the “Great People’s March” by organizers, the rally comes at the halfway point of contentious COP30 negotiations and follows two Indigenous-led protests that disrupted proceedings earlier in the week.

The previous three conferences took place in Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, where activists feared being arrested.

Marchers — including Indigenous peoples, fishers, youth, and workers — will gather at a local market at 7:30 am (1030 GMT) and walk roughly 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles), stopping a few blocks short of the COP30 site.

Their demands include “reparations” for

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