Federal Police Probe Deadly Attack on Guarani Kaiowá Land Reoccupation in Mato Grosso do Sul

Overview

• Funai confirmed one Guarani Kaiowá man was killed by a gunshot to the head during a pre-dawn assault on the Pyelito Kue reoccupation in the delimited Iguatemipeguá I territory.
• Cimi identified the victim as Vicente Fernandes Vilhalva, 36, and reported four wounded, including two adolescents and a woman, with injuries from live rounds and rubber bullets.
• About 20 armed men allegedly left a nearby farm, opened fire for an extended period, destroyed shelters, and blocked access by knocking out a bridge.
• Federal Police are conducting on-site investigations as Força Nacional troops reinforce security, with the body sent to the IML and wounded awaiting care.
• State authorities said a rural property employee may also have died, two others are hospitalized, and an injured indigenous person was detained and taken to the PF, in a conflict tied to an October land reoccupation and a series of attacks this month.