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Brazil police search indigenous reserve for contractors | Brazil police search indigenous reserve for contractors |
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More than 200 Brazilian police are carrying out a search inside an indigenous reserve in the Amazon region. | More than 200 Brazilian police are carrying out a search inside an indigenous reserve in the Amazon region. |
The local Tenharim tribe is accused of holding three contractors who went missing nearly two weeks ago. | The local Tenharim tribe is accused of holding three contractors who went missing nearly two weeks ago. |
The authorities had promised to renew efforts to find the three men, after some groups in the neighbouring town of Humaita attacked government buildings and set fire to cars. | The authorities had promised to renew efforts to find the three men, after some groups in the neighbouring town of Humaita attacked government buildings and set fire to cars. |
Tribal leaders deny any involvement. | Tribal leaders deny any involvement. |
Local groups say the contractors were abducted in retaliation for the death of an indigenous leader. | Local groups say the contractors were abducted in retaliation for the death of an indigenous leader. |
The police say the man, Ivan Tenharim, was run over by a vehicle on a road that crosses the reserve, but tribe members believe he was murdered. | The police say the man, Ivan Tenharim, was run over by a vehicle on a road that crosses the reserve, but tribe members believe he was murdered. |
Clashes between indigenous groups and non-indigenous locals are not uncommon in Brazil as they are often in conflict over land, logging and mining rights. | Clashes between indigenous groups and non-indigenous locals are not uncommon in Brazil as they are often in conflict over land, logging and mining rights. |
On Friday morning, more than 150 members of the tribe fled the reserve and sought refuge in a nearby military base. | |
Later, loggers and farmers set fire to houses in a reserve located in the nearby town of Manicore. | Later, loggers and farmers set fire to houses in a reserve located in the nearby town of Manicore. |
The security secretary for Amazonas state, Paulo Roberto Vital, said the situation was now "under control". | The security secretary for Amazonas state, Paulo Roberto Vital, said the situation was now "under control". |
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