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| Brazil National Force sent to land dispute region | Brazil National Force sent to land dispute region |
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| A task force of the Brazilian National Force is to be deployed in areas disputed by an indigenous group and farmers in the western Mato Grosso do Sul state. | |
| The federal force is due to arrive in the region just ahead of an auction to raise funds for the farmers' private security personnel. | The federal force is due to arrive in the region just ahead of an auction to raise funds for the farmers' private security personnel. |
| An indigenous man was killed in the area in clashes with the police in May. | An indigenous man was killed in the area in clashes with the police in May. |
| A 2010 court ruling granted the Terena ethnic group exclusive rights over the land, but land owners dispute it. | A 2010 court ruling granted the Terena ethnic group exclusive rights over the land, but land owners dispute it. |
| They accuse the indigenous group of invading their farms in Sidrolandia (1,200km west of Rio de Janeiro) and say they have to defend themselves. | |
| The "Resistance Auction" on 7 December aims to raise funds for hiring private security guards and is expected to sell at least 1,000 cattle and tons of grain. | The "Resistance Auction" on 7 December aims to raise funds for hiring private security guards and is expected to sell at least 1,000 cattle and tons of grain. |
| 'Gun fight' | 'Gun fight' |
| "Up until now, they invaded and we retreated. If they invade other land, there will be a gun fight, and nobody knows what the consequences might be," Francisco Maia, the president of state farmers' association Accrisul told the BBC Brasil's Joao Fellet. | |
| The land owners want the government to come up with an alternative plan to solve the land dispute which already led to violence in May and June. | The land owners want the government to come up with an alternative plan to solve the land dispute which already led to violence in May and June. |
| In 2010, a court ruled that the land where their farms stand, the Buriti Indigenous Lands, should be owned exclusively by the Terena peoples. | In 2010, a court ruled that the land where their farms stand, the Buriti Indigenous Lands, should be owned exclusively by the Terena peoples. |
| But the farmers refuse to leave and demand compensation for any loss of land. | But the farmers refuse to leave and demand compensation for any loss of land. |
| The conflict in Sidrolandia escalated at the end of May, culminating with the killing of Osiel Gabriel Terena. | The conflict in Sidrolandia escalated at the end of May, culminating with the killing of Osiel Gabriel Terena. |
| After the episode, in June, about 200 soldiers were deployed at a disputed farm. | After the episode, in June, about 200 soldiers were deployed at a disputed farm. |
| The conflict is only one of about 80 in Mato Grosso do Sul, BBC Brasil reports. | The conflict is only one of about 80 in Mato Grosso do Sul, BBC Brasil reports. |
| Brazil's constitution includes a progressive land policy, under which about 13% of the country has been set aside as indigenous territories. | Brazil's constitution includes a progressive land policy, under which about 13% of the country has been set aside as indigenous territories. |
| But despite having the largest indigenous population in Brazil, about 9% of the total, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has only 0.7% of the official indigenous lands. | But despite having the largest indigenous population in Brazil, about 9% of the total, the state of Mato Grosso do Sul has only 0.7% of the official indigenous lands. |