The Minister of Justice and Public Security, Anderson Torres, said this Saturday (16), through social media, that the invaders who were practicing illegal mining in the Iriri Extractive Reserve and the Xipaia Indigenous Land fled the area. There is no information about the group yet.
“Rapid reaction from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Environment removed the invaders from the Xipaia land in Pará, yesterday [15]”, said the minister in the profile, where he marked the ministries.
On Friday (15th), the Federal Police and the National Force, with the support of the Fundação Nacional do Índio, announced that an action would be carried out in the Xipaya Indigenous Land, 400 kilometers from the municipality of Altamira, in the southeast of Pará, as reported by the PF this Friday (15).
According to the announcement of the operation, the agencies maintain ostensible work in the region of Itaituba, Altamira, Novo Progresso and São Félix do Xingu, in the state of Pará, as part of the operation Guardians of the Biome.
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In a video posted on social media, chief Juma Xipaia reported that an illegal mining raft had descended the Rio Iriri towards the reserve. The garimpeiro attacks reportedly took place on Thursday (14).
“Warriors from the other villages are coming down with the aim of trying to have a dialogue, so that they [os invasores] leave the territory, but we are afraid”, said the leader.
Juma also reported that his father, Francisco Kuruaya, went to find out what was happening and ended up being punched and shoved.
The Xipaia territory covers an area of approximately 179,000 hectares and is located 400 km from the seat of the municipality of Altamira. The villages located in its coverage area are home to around 200 people.
(Posted by Carolina Farias with information from Agência Brasil*)
Source: CNN Brasil
