Lawyer Maíra Pankararu denounces increase in post-electoral violence against indigenous communities in Brazil
“Democracy needs to reach indigenous territories, says Maíra Pankararu”
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Following the second-round presidential elections in Brazil, lawyer and APIB member Maíra Pankararu denounced a series of attacks, water poisoning threats, and house burnings against indigenous communities in Mato Grosso do Sul.
The complaints compiled by civil organizations and the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) point to an increase in post-electoral hostility in vulnerable regions, highlighting the arson attack on the home of a 90-year-old traditional healer belonging to the Guaraní Kaiowá people.
Likewise, the Federal Police intervened after serious threats were detected against the drinking water supply of the affected communities, identifying alleged local perpetrators while federal authorities deploy security reinforcements in the area.
Pankararu emphasized that these aggressions not only violate the physical integrity of the people, but also directly attack traditional knowledge and the full democratic participation of original peoples in the country.
- Attacks and threats were recorded against Guaraní Kaiowá and Terena communities in Mato Grosso do Sul.
- The home of a 90-year-old elder healer was burned down in the Jaguapiré village.
- The Federal Police is investigating threats of drinking water poisoning attributed to municipal actors.
- The federal government sent a ministerial committee and the National Force to contain the situation.
Corroborates: Democracy needs to reach indigenous territories, says Maíra Pankararu