Violent Eviction In Goiania, Brazil
features | 17.02.2005 20:46 | Repression | Social Struggles | World
A large military police operation took place on the morning of February 16 to evict the land occupation of Sonho Real(Real Dream) in the city of Goiânia, Brazil. Two people got killed, over 800 people got arrested and several people are wounded, five of which severely. Among the arrested there are two Indymedia volunteers, one from Goiânia and one from Indymedia New York.
For more information and updates see: Indymedia Brazil and Indymedia Global
The occupation started in may 2004 in an area that had been abandoned for years, and quickly was joined by 3,000 families. In January 2005, the Ministry of Justice ordered the eviction of the land, and since then police have been harrassing the families with death threats and unprovoked attacks. On February 11, police suddenly arrived shotting gas and concussion bombs, as well as firing rubber bullets against the people. One child got hit by a concussion bomb. On February 15, in another attack, police shot bombs and fired live amunition. Two people got hurt. Due to the pressure from social movements and human rights groups, the state of Goiás Governor Marconi Perillo eventually committed himself to not evict people in a violent manner. Hear audio recording of his commitment.
This attack, and the confirmed death of two people show that he did not stick to his words. You can pressure the authorities for the release of those arrested, and for the investigation of the murders by writting to:
Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior Goias State Governor Phone # 55 - 62 - 2131456 r.231 Fax # 55 - 62 - 2131479 or 2131481 E-mail: governador@palacio.go.gov.br
Jonathas Silva Public Security Secretary Phone # 55 - 62 - 2651000 or 2651050 Fax # 55 - 62 - 2651001 or 2651002 E-mail: Isabela@go.gov.br
features
Comments
Hide the following comment
or contact the Brasilian Embassy in London
18.02.2005 01:52
EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN LONDON
AMBASSADOR'S OFFICE
Counsellor Laudemar Gonçalves de Aguiar Neto
Head of the Ambassador's Office
Elizabeth Machado Duarte
Personal Assistant
020 7399-9234
Maria Alexandra Bryant
Diary Secretary
020 7399-9231
Maria Alice Martins
Private Secretary
020 7399-9233
Mildred Julia Korngold
Translator / Editor
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN LONDON
PRESS OFFICE
Counsellor Laudemar Gonçalves de Aguiar Neto
Head of the Press Office
Jesús Mazo
Press Officer (Website Management)
020 7399-9267
Kátia Richardson
Press Officer
020 7399-9266
Michael Marsden
Press Officer
020 7399-9265
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN LONDON
POLITICAL SECTION
First Secretary Maria Cristina Martins dos Anjos
First Secretary Paulo Roberto Soares Pacheco
Second Secretary Ibrahim Abdul-Hak Neto
Mário Sergio Ferreira da Silva
020 7399-9220
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Human Rights page
bah bumba