Tensions escalated in a disputed property in
Mato Grosso do Sul that was invaded last week for a second time by
Terena Indians angered by the fatal shooting of one of their tribe's
members. Local media said the man's cousin was shot and injured on a
nearby ranch on Tuesday.
"We must
avoid radicalizing a situation that goes back a long way in Brazilian
history," Justice Minister Jose Cardozo told reporters after meeting
lawmakers from Mato Grosso do Sul in Brasilia.
"We're not going to put out the flames by throwing alcohol on the bonfire," he said.
However, protests have now erupted across the country.
In
Rio Grande do Sul state, about 2,000 Kaingang and Guarani Indians were
blocking roads to protest the government's decision to put on hold the
granting of ancestral lands to indigenous communities, a concession to
Brazil's powerful farm lobby.
"The
government has abandoned us. Dilma isn't supporting indigenous peoples,"
Indian chief Deoclides de Paula said by telephone from a blocked
highway.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-brazil-indians-idUSBRE95310C20130605
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