The Federal Police confirmed this Wednesday (18) that an area near the Ka’aeté village had been invaded, one of the two new Parakanã villages, in the Apyterewa Indigenous Land, in southeastern Pará. According to the PF, the agents found that men on horseback were in the village last weekend, took about 100 head of cattle and left them in a deforested area.
Also according to the PF, the invaders were not identified. After abandoning the animals in the vicinity of the village, they left the place. The village is located in an isolated area where there is no access for vehicles. In another village they visited, the inhabitants reported that they were not threatened or had their land invaded.
The PF added that it has been working to preserve the rights of indigenous peoples, curbing crimes that may occur on their lands and that it fulfills its constitutional role as the Federal Judiciary Police. The PF was in the region and had the support of the National Indian Foundation (Funai) and the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama).
The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) stated that it has been following the development of the situation since Sunday (15) and is studying new measures to guarantee the safety of the indigenous people, including the request for reports to the Federal Police about the incursion on the site. The agency also declared that security within the Indigenous Land depends exclusively on the removal of the invaders.
The Apyterewa Indigenous Land, located between the municipalities of São Félix do Xingu and Altamira, has been homologated since 2007. The use of the territory is exclusive to the Parakanã.
Source: CNN Brasil
