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Brazilian constitution translated into Indigenous language for first time

The Brazilian minister for Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, left, and Rosa Weber, chief justice of the supreme court, during the launch ceremony of the translation on 19 July.
The Brazilian minister for Indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, left, and Rosa Weber, chief justice of the supreme court, during the launch ceremony of the translation on 19 July. Photograph: Brazil's supreme federal court/AFP/Getty Images

The Brazilian constitution has gained its first ever official translation into an Indigenous language, in what has been hailed as a historic moment for the country and its native populations.

The translation into Nheengatu was unveiled on Wednesday in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, a town deep in the Amazon, in a ceremony attended by Brazilian authorities and Indigenous leaders.

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