A group of Kinikinawa Indians occupied a farm in the Aquidauana region today, August 2, 2019. Military Police (MP) were called in and used rubber bullets against the Indians. Many Indians were injured. Funai follows the situation.
Opposition Senator Humberto Costa said, "Police were tough on cracking down on the 180 Kinikinaus Indians who protested in favor of demarcating the land." According to Costa, "Under @jairbolsonaro, Funai refuses to say that there was conflict. The victims, many of them children, know what happened."
Em Aquidauana, no Mato Grosso do Sul, a polícia foi dura na repressão a 180 índios Kinikinaus que protestavam em favor da demarcação de terras. Sob @jairbolsonaro, a Funai se recusa a falar que houve conflito. As vítimas, muitas delas crianças, sabem o que houve. pic.twitter.com/68luC57oIQ— Humberto Costa (@senadorhumberto) August 2, 2019
According to information from the website O Pantaneiro, the natives arrived at the site at dawn, claiming that they owned the land. The group asked the ranch owner and his wife to leave immediately.
