A group of 20 Pataxó indigenous people held a demonstration at km 548 of the BR-101-RJ, also known as Rio-Santos, this Monday (9).
The demand for a free pass for students from the village, which is located close to the highway, paralyzed vehicle traffic between 7 am and 8 am. A team from the Federal Highway Police went to the place, as well as sent by the Paraty City Hall,
“This morning, in the place known as Sertão do Iriri, where a Pataxó village is located, about 20 indigenous people hijacked some buses from the Colitur company, and had a list of demands to be met in order to release them,” the PRF said in a statement. sent to CNN.
“The indigenous people demanded free passes for their students to attend school in Perequê, Parque Mambucaba”, completed the PRF.
The Municipality of Paraty sent representatives to the site to try to respond to the claims, and said in a statement that it had created a “commission to negotiate with the indigenous people and make it possible, together with the bus company, to transport students from the village within the municipality’s area of competence”.
A video taken by CNN it also shows that a truck had its windows broken by a woman who appeared to be part of the demonstration. Paraty City Hall has not yet responded about damage to vehicles that were on site at the time of the protest.
*Posted by Giovanna Galvani of CNN
Source: CNN Brasil
