Brazil:‘Guarani children malnourished due to lack of land’ 4 April 2008A Brazilian public prosecutor has told a Brazilian parliamentary enquiry that the government’s failure to demarcate and protect the land of the Guarani Indians is leading to widespread malnutrition among Guarani children.
Brazil:Four Guarani Indians shot in land conflict 21 November 2007Four Guarani Indians were shot and wounded on Saturday in a conflict with ranchers who are occupying their land in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Brazil:Guarani women raped as rancher’s men threaten community 12 November 2007Two Guarani women have been raped in the past month by security guards working for a rancher who is illegally occupying their land in the community of Nanderú Marangatú.
Brazil:Guarani leader assassinated 17 July 2007Ortiz Lopes, a Guarani Kaiowá Indian, was murdered by a gunman on 8 July. The assassin approached his home, called him outside and shot him at point blank range.
Brazil:Guarani Indian children die of starvation 22 February 2007Two children from the Guarani Kaiowá tribe have died of starvation, and several dozen are being treated in hospital for severe malnutrition.
Brazil:Guarani children face starvation 9 February 2007The Mato Grosso do Sul state government has cut food aid to Guarani Indians. This is a severe blow to thousands of Guarani families who rely almost entirely on monthly food rations to survive.
Brazil:Guarani Indian woman killed by gunman 12 January 2007A gunman shot dead a 70 year old Guarani woman, Kuretê Lopez, on 9 January in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Brazil:Guarani Indian mother of four commits suicide 20 October 2006Teresa Murilha, a young Guarani Kaiowá mother of four children, killed herself on 11 October. Her oldest son found her body hanging from the rafters of their shack in the community of Paso Piraju.
Brazil:Guarani celebrate court victory 26 May 2006A tribunal has ruled that the Guarani Kaiowá community of Paso Piraju should not be evicted from their land.
