Armed Raid on Guarani Kaiowá Retaking in Iguatemi, MS, Kills One and Wounds Four

Overview

• Around 4 a.m., about 20 heavily armed men attacked the Pyelito Kue retomada at TI Iguatemipeguá I, with gunfire continuing until roughly 6 a.m.
• Vicente Fernandes Vilhalva, 36, was fatally shot in the head, and indigenous residents say the assailants tried to remove his body but were stopped.
• Four people were injured, including two adolescents and a woman, with reports of gunshot wounds to arms and abdomen and others hit by rubber bullets.
• Attackers blocked access by taking control of a bridge and destroying it, leaving the community besieged and delaying the arrival of federal security teams.
• The Força Nacional began patrols after reaching the site, while Funai called for a rigorous investigation and created a technical working group as MJSP reported two wounded and one deceased on arrival.