Funai Local Office in Paraná Attacked with Explosive Devices

Overview

• The Unidade Técnica Local (UTL) of Funai in São Jerônimo da Serra was attacked and depredated on the night of Thursday, October 8, with windows and the building entrance damaged.
• The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI) reported the use of a bomb and explosive artifacts, and Funai says no one was in the building and there were no injuries.
• A police report was filed and the Polícia Federal and the Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) were called to investigate and identify those responsible.
• Funai president Lúcia Alberta Baré condemned the attack as the work of 'extremists' and warned the violence threatens staff safety and the agency’s ability to support indigenous communities.
• The office serves Terra Indígena São Jerônimo, home to about 670 Guarani Ñandeva, Kaingang and Xetá people, and the attack comes against a background of long-running land disputes including a January Xetá reoccupation that is tied to a federal reintegration case.