Overview
- Investigators collected shell casings and biological material at Pyelito Kue and seized two 12-gauge shotguns used by a farm’s private security for forensic testing.
- Two suspects were identified and one was arrested in flagrante after being recognized by an injured Indigenous survivor, according to the Federal Police.
- Community accounts and Cimi report that about 20 heavily armed men entered the area before dawn, killing leader Vicente Fernandes Vilhalva, 36, and injuring at least four others, including adolescents and a woman.
- The 1st Federal Court of Naviraí issued an urgent order prohibiting any eviction or forced removal and set a R$1 million penalty for unauthorized police operations in the area.
- Authorities are examining a reported second death of a security guard, which the employer says occurred under different circumstances, while Indigenous groups hold demonstrations calling for accountability and protection.