The escalation of violence in Yanomami territory puts pressure on the Ministry of Defense – 05/05/2023 – Brazil

2023-05-05 17:57:00

The recent escalation of violence in the Yanomami Indigenous Land has led sectors of the Federal Government to mobilize to demand more support from the Ministry of Defense in de-intrusion operations, that is, the expulsion of people who are not native to the territory.

At the end of the week, the miners shot dead an indigenous man and clashed with inspection teams from the PRF (Federal Highway Police) and Ibama (environmental agency), leaving four dead. Another eight bodies were found in a mining area, as revealed Sheet. . . . President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) mobilized ministers in the face of the situation. Meetings were held with the presence of names such as Marina Silva (Environment), José Múcio (Defense), Sonia Guajajara (Indigenous Peoples), Rui Costa (General Staff) and Flávio Dino (Justice).

This Wednesday (3) a new round of talks took place at the Civil House, in which it was decided that the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples present a draft decree proposal that allows the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) to shoot down illegal aircraft that fly over the Yanomami Indigenous Land.

_{Translated by AZAHARA MARTIN ORTEGA}

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