GUARANI YOUTH IS FOUND DEAD IN SCHOOL IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL One more Guarani Kaiowá died in the context of the struggle for land of the Kurusú Ambá community. A youth of 15 years was found dead yesterday, December 16, in an indigenous school of the village of Taquapiry, in the municipality of […]
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INJURED IN DISPOSSESSION FROM FAZENDA REMAIN ON ROADSIDE IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL Circa 20 Guarani Kaiowá persons from the villages of Sassoró and Porto Lindo were injured on December 8 by private security forces of fazenda titleholders from the region of the municipality of Iguatemi, in Mato Grosso do Sul. They […]
Indígenas feridos em despejo de fazenda estão à beira de estrada no Mato Grosso do Sul CNPI recomendará ao Congresso aprovação de lei que regulamente obras em terras indígenas *** Indígenas feridos em despejo de fazenda estão à beira de estrada no Mato Grosso do Sul Cerca de 20 pessoas do povo Guarani […]
On December 1st and 2nd , more than 100 indigenous and riverine peoples of the Xingu river region in Pará participated in hearings and meetings in Brasilia addressing the project of the hydroelectric of Belo Monte, forseen for construction on that river. The Xingu communities – once again – call for the Federal Government to […]
A group of farm owners and their private security forces threatened with gun fire and dogs the circa 250 Guarani Kaiowá who yesterday, Nov 25, retook part of their traditional territory (Kurussu Ambá), near the municipality of Coronel Sapucaia, in Mato Grosso do Sul. The episodes of violence occurred yesterday and this morning. According […]
The indigenous professors Genivaldo and Rolindo Vera of the Guarani Kaiowá people, who participated in the retaking of the land Ypo’I, near Paranhos, in Mato Grosso do Sul continue missing. However, on November 10 the parents of Genivaldo identified a body found by the Civil Police as being that of their son. The Instituto Médico […]
Indigenous representatives from the Xingu region of Pará delivered, 5 November, to the President of the Republic, a letter from the indigenous peoples of the region repudiating the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric on the Xingu river, and protesting the fact that the indigenous peoples had not been consulted on the project. Unanimous […]
The Munduruku occupy Funai post in Itaituba (Pará) Amnesty International reinforces campaign in support of the Guarani Kaiowá in Mato Grosso do Sul *** THE MUNDURUKU OCCUPY FUNAI POST IN ITAITUBA, PARÁ Approximately 50 leaders of the Munduruku people have occupied the offices of the National Foundation for Indigenous Affairs (Funai) in Itaituba, in […]
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST DISPOSSESSION OF GUARANI FAMILIES IN MATO GROSSO DO SUL The 36 Guarani Kaiowá families who live in the village Laranjeira Nhanderu, in their traditional territory, in the municipality of Rio Brilhante, Mato Grosso do Sul, could be dispossessed at any moment. By decision of the 3rd Regional Federal Tribunal (TRF3), […]