Public Prosecutor's Office Requests The Federal Police to Protect Threatened Indians in Para
Threats are in response to the Xikrin fighters who reclaimed their land on Saturday
Aug.28.2019 1:59PM
Fabiano Maisonnave
Lalo de Almeida
The Federal Prosecutor's Office (MPF) urgently requested that the Federal Police launch an operation against hundreds of invaders of the Trincheira Bacajá Indigenous Land (TI) that are preparing to attack Xikrin villages.
The threats are a response to the reclamation of areas by dozens of Xikrin warriors last Saturday (24). Last month, land grabbers illegally cleared and burned 15 km2 of the Amazon rainforest, according to NGO Imazon.
"The Federal Prosecutor's Office is a severe conflict, given that indigenous people expelled the invaders from their lands after more than a year waiting for police action in the region," writes the prosecutor. Thais Santi, in a letter, sent on Monday (26), in which he requests that the displacement be made within 24 hours.
Folha reached out to the prosecutor's office but did not receive a response.
Xikrin village, in Pará - Divulgação
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