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Brazilian Guarani tribe could get $83m in damages | |
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A Brazilian prosecutor has requested that the government pay an indigenous tribe evicted from its ancestral lands 170 million reais ($83m;£53m) in damages. | A Brazilian prosecutor has requested that the government pay an indigenous tribe evicted from its ancestral lands 170 million reais ($83m;£53m) in damages. |
Prosecutor Marco Antonio Delfino de Almeida argues that the Guyraroka community must be compensated for moral and material damages. | Prosecutor Marco Antonio Delfino de Almeida argues that the Guyraroka community must be compensated for moral and material damages. |
"I hope this suit will help governments to reconsider their actions," he said. | "I hope this suit will help governments to reconsider their actions," he said. |
The Guyrarokas are part of the Guarani people in western Brazil. | The Guyrarokas are part of the Guarani people in western Brazil. |
According to the Public Prosecution Office in Brazil, the tribe began to be expelled from its ancestral lands, near the Paraguay border, in 1927. | According to the Public Prosecution Office in Brazil, the tribe began to be expelled from its ancestral lands, near the Paraguay border, in 1927. |
The authorities demarcated their lands only in 2009. | The authorities demarcated their lands only in 2009. |
Mr Delfino, a prosecutor for Mato Grosso do Sul state, said that the allowing them access to their land was not enough after so many years. | Mr Delfino, a prosecutor for Mato Grosso do Sul state, said that the allowing them access to their land was not enough after so many years. |
"When they go back, most of the land will have been cleared of its forests. The soil will be exhausted by decades of intensive agriculture." | "When they go back, most of the land will have been cleared of its forests. The soil will be exhausted by decades of intensive agriculture." |
He told Agencia Brasil, the Brazilian government official news agency, that "the Indians will need the financial resources they lack to make their land productive and their environment sustainable again." | He told Agencia Brasil, the Brazilian government official news agency, that "the Indians will need the financial resources they lack to make their land productive and their environment sustainable again." |
The law suit against the Brazilian Federal Government and Funai - the national indigenous agency - was filed in April but only made public now. | The law suit against the Brazilian Federal Government and Funai - the national indigenous agency - was filed in April but only made public now. |
Mr Delfino wants the compensation money to be used in policies that benefit Guarani communities in Mato Grosso do Sul. | Mr Delfino wants the compensation money to be used in policies that benefit Guarani communities in Mato Grosso do Sul. |
The Guarani are Brazil's largest indigenous minority, with around 46,000 members living in seven states. | The Guarani are Brazil's largest indigenous minority, with around 46,000 members living in seven states. |
Many others live in neighbouring Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. | Many others live in neighbouring Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. |
Last week, a biofuels company set up in Brazil by Shell - Raizen - signed an agreement last week with the Brazilian authorities giving up plans to buy sugar cane sourced from indigenous lands, including those of the Guyrarokas. | Last week, a biofuels company set up in Brazil by Shell - Raizen - signed an agreement last week with the Brazilian authorities giving up plans to buy sugar cane sourced from indigenous lands, including those of the Guyrarokas. |
The move was announced after months of pressure by the Brazilian government. | The move was announced after months of pressure by the Brazilian government. |