Abstract: The present article investigated some legal documents from the colonial period, from the imperial system to the republican system such as: Royal Letters, Decrees, Permits, Constitutions and the major declarations and conventions of international organizations that defend human rights. The objective is to analyze how indigenous peoples were treated by the laws during the process of society formation and the Brazilian State. Thus, the research showed that indigenous peoples conquered important constitutional devices in their favor, especially in the last decades of the twentieth century.
Keywords:
Constitution; indigenous peoples; laws