Brazilian indigenous leader says he is against drilling for oil in Amazon region

Brazil should not explore oil reserves in the Amazon region, because of the dangerous impact on local communities, indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, of the Kayapo people, told Reuters during the country's largest indigenous gathering last week.

Raoni's comments at the gathering, called Acampamento Terra Livre, come as debate heats up around Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras' bid to drill for oil off the coast of the Amazonian state of Amapa, in the sensitive Foz do Amazonas basin.