Brazil set for Indian land ruling

The judges will decide whether the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation should remain a single unbroken territory.

Indian leaders believe the case will set a crucial precedent regarding the protection of their rights and land.

Non-indigenous farmers are demanding the right to remain in the area and say if they are evicted it will harm the region's economic development.

Indigenous groups arrived in the capital, Brasilia, to make their voice heard, staging a traditional protest just across the road from where the Supreme Court judges will reach their decision.

Conflict

The Indian reservation known as Raposa Serra do Sol is home to 19,000 people and was given official status in 2005.

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