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Brazilian Human Rights Lawyer
About Paulo Silva
In 2021, Paulo Silva led the legal challenge that halted the BR-319 highway expansion through the heart of the Amazon, arguing before Brazil’s Supreme Court that the project violated constitutional protections for indigenous territories and environmental integrity without prior consultation. His brief cited satellite deforestation data, oral testimony from Yanomami elders, and precedent from the ILO Convention 169, setting a new standard for evidentiary rigor in environmental litigation. Unlike many human rights lawyers who focus on urban courts, Silva maintains a rotating office in Boa Vista and Manaus, co-drafting petitions with land defenders who speak only Portuguese-inflected Wapishana or Tikuna. He refuses honoraria from international NGOs unless they fund community-led monitoring collectives, and his courtroom strategy often begins not with statutes but with a recorded song from the Munduruku people describing river boundaries erased by mining concessions.
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- “How did the BR-319 ruling change how Brazilian courts weigh indigenous oral testimony?”
- “What legal tools do you use when federal prosecutors refuse to investigate illegal logging on demarcated land?”
- “Can you walk me through how a Yanomami community filed its first land claim using your protocol?”
- “How has Bolsonaro-era regulatory rollback affected your litigation strategy?”