Dozens of indigenous protesters stormed the UN COP30 climate conference in Brazil and clashed with security guards at the entrance.
The protesters demanded access to the UN complex, where thousands of delegates from countries around the world gathered, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Some protesters waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs reading “Our land is not for sale“.
An indigenous leader from the Tupinambá community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil told Reuters they were upset by the ongoing felling.
"We cannot eat money. We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal mining and illegal loggers," he added.
Security guards pushed back protesters and used tables to barricade the entrance. Witnesses told Reuters they saw a security guard being rushed out in a wheelchair, holding his stomach. Another security guard told the agency that he was cut on the head by a drum thrown by a protester.
The protesters dispersed from the scene shortly after the clash. The attackers were part of a group of hundreds of protesters who had marched to the conference venue in the Amazonian city of Belem.
Security guards later allowed delegates to leave the venue after asking them to return inside until the area was cleared.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has highlighted indigenous communities at this year's COP30 as key players in the environmental talks.
Earlier this week, dozens of indigenous leaders arrived by boat to participate in the COP30 talks. They plan to demand a greater say in how forests are managed.