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HRD Attack

30 Sep 2023

Gitai Pataxó Indigenous Village

Incident date
30 Sep 2023
Date accuracy
All Correct
Aldeia Pataxó Gitai
Not applicable
Indigenous peoples
Beatings & violence
Target: Group, Organisation or Institution
Location of Incident: Brazil
Other actors

Sources

Gitai Pataxó Indigenous Village, an indigenous community in the Pataxó territory of Barra Velha, was the target of a shooting attack by a gang suspected of leading drug trafficking in the region. The criminals were looking for community leaders in retaliation for their supposed collaboration in curbing local drug trafficking. Failing to find the leaders, the criminals opened fire on the leaders' homes and the inhabitants of the village, causing material damage and spreading panic among the population. Indigenous people from the village. In addition, cars and motorbikes were set on fire during the attack.

Previous attacks: 26 June 2022 , 22 August 2022, 04 September 2022, 04 September 2022 , 30 May 2023, 12 September 2023, Samuel Cristiano do Amor Divino, Nawy Brito de Jesus, Gustavo Silva da Conceição