Protesters break into UN climate talks COP30 in Brazil

Protesters broke through security lines and entered the venue of the COP30 UN climate talks on Tuesday night in Belém, Brazil.

BBC journalists saw UN security staff running behind a line of Brazilian soldiers shouting at delegates to immediately leave the venue.

Videos posted online showed people storming the COP30 entrance shouting and carrying placards reading "our forests are not for sale".

The Brazilian government told the BBC that the protesters appeared to be from indigenous and political groups.

Protesters crossed the first security barriers of the venue and were then prevented from getting further in, the UN told the BBC.

Videos on social media showed tussling between protesters, some wearing what appeared to be traditional indigenous dress, and security guards.

It is highly unusual breach of security in a conference that usually has strict protocols.

A security guard told the Reuters news agency he was hit in the head by a drum thrown by a protester.

The COP30 talks are hosting delegates from almost 200 countries, including senior politicians from across the world.

They are being held in Belém on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which is home to dozens of indigenous groups.

Many are vocal critics of the environmental damage caused by climate change and deforestation.

An indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community told Reuters, "we can't eat money," and that they were upset about development in the rainforest.

"We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers," he said.

The meetings have been dubbed "the Indigenous peoples COP" as the Brazilian organisers have promised to put them front and centre of the talks.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the opening of the summit that the world must "defeat" climate denialism and fight fake news.

President Lula said "COP30 will be the COP of truth" in an era of "fake news and misrepresentation" and "rejection of scientific evidence".

At the opening ceremony, members of the Guajajara indigenous group, in traditional dress, performed a welcome song and dance for assembled diplomats.