bitate, welcome to democracy now!the united states. >> thank you very much for having me. amy: so you have been chosen by the elders of your community to be the leader. how old are you? >> i was chosen by the elders of my people. i am now 22 years old. in june i turned 22. but i began from a young age taking on major responsibility when i was 19 years old. now i am on the front lines fighng for my people. amy: talk about what that means, fighting for your people on the front lines. talk about what you're fighting for. >> well i think we're fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples in brazil because we have seen several setbacks and this is leading us to be able to stand up for our rights. these rights are being taken apart. we are losing our rights. and more in the territories occupied by indigenous peoples. amy: i just watched "the territory," this new film about you and your community and the amazon. in it, you are fighting to preserve the amazon and we are listening to bolsonaro, the president. can you talk abo