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Weekly Report - 1 May 2014 (WR-14-17)
BRAZIL: Tensions erupt between farmers and indigenous
Two farmers were killed in a clash with indigenous protesters on 28 April near the town of Faxinalzinho in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Two days later the nearby offices of the Fundação Nacional do Índio (Funai) were closed to prevent attacks on its staff. The justice minister, José Eduardo Cardozo, is to visit the state later this week. Tension between the indigenous peoples and farmers in the state is running high as long-running federal and state court cases have failed to resolve the issue of land rights.
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