Mato Grosso do Sul: Six Men Face Charges For Guarani Murders In Legal ‘Milestone’

Mato Grosso do Sul: Six Men Face Charges For Guarani Murders In Legal ‘Milestone’ Six men are being brought to trial for the murder of two Guarani Indians who were killed in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state in 2009. The case has been described as ‘an important milestone’ by a public prosecutor. Genivaldo Verá and Rolindo Verá were victims of an armed attack, after their Y’poi community attempted to reclaim its ancestral land from ranchers. Brazil’s Public Ministry has announced...

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