Brazil's indigenous people outraged as agency targeted in conservative-led cuts

Amid budget cuts and threats from conservative lawmakers, the National Indian Foundation, or Funai, is barely able to protect indigenous people and their land

The Brazilian agency charged with protecting nearly a million indigenous people and their extensive reserves is barely functioning after a debilitating assault from a powerful group of conservative politicians and a cost-cutting government.

The concerted campaign against the National Indian Foundation, known as Funai, could endanger some of Brazil's most vulnerable tribes - and compromise the country's ability to meet international commitments on climate change, said indigenous leaders, campaigners and scientists.