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The attached information about repression by police agains the Landless
Workers Movement in Brazil, last weak, may be of interest to the list
members. At least one of the workers has been killed and hundreds have been
arrested and later released, except 12 of them, who have been sent to
maximum security Carandiru Prison, in the State Sao Paulo. Two of them have
been indicted under the National Security Law. The Landless Movement made
marches of thousands of landless workers in most of the states of the
country to protest against the government's weak commitment to agrarian
reform. Analysts say this is today the largest and most effective worker
based opposition organization in the country.
Basic information and updates about this organization can be found in
English at
with links to French, German and Italian language homepages.
Claus Germer
cmgermer@sociais.ufpr.br
Departamento de Economia
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Rua Dr. Faivre, 405 - 3º andar
80060-140 Curitiba - Paraná
Brasil
Tel: (041) 360-5214 - Ufpr
(041) 254-3415 Res.
attached mail follows:
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De: Maria Luisa Mendonça <marialuisa1@uol.com.br>
Para: Justiça Global <global1@openlink.com.br>
Data: Sábado, 6 de Maio de 2000 18:50
Assunto: Violência no Paraná/Violence against landless in Paraná state
ENGLISH TEXT FOLLOWS AT END; PLEASE DISTRIBUTE
SEM TERRA REPRIMIDOS COM VIOLÊNCIA, PELO MENOS UMA MORTE
E DEZENAS DE FERIDOS NO PARANÄ
No último dia 02 de maio, cerca de 1.000 policiais militares bloquearam
a passagem de 50 ônibus com cerca de 2000
trabalhadores rurais sem-terra na BR 277, entre Curitiba e Campo Largo,
Paraná. Antes mesmo de saltar dos ônibus
para iniciar uma marcha até Curitiba, os sem terra foram recebidos com
bombas de gás lacrimogêneo, balas de
borracha e algumas de chumbo. Um dos manifestantes, Antonio Tavares
Pereira, 38, pai de cinco filhos, foi baleado no
abdômen com uma bala de chumbo e morreu. Outro sem-terra foi baleado na
cabeça, mas até o momento não foi
localizado. Um número ainda indefinido de pessoas continuam
desaparecidas.
Além da morte de Antonio Tavares Pereira e os possíveis
desaparecimentos, o saldo da ação violenta da PM foi de aproximadamente
180 feridos. Muitas dessas pessoas não receberam tratamento nos
hospitais locais. Um dos feridos denunciou que fora ameaçado de morte
por policiais militares dentro do hospital.
Solicitamos que distribuam essas informações amplamente e que encaminhem
cartas, faxes e E-mails para:
Governador Jaime Lerner:
Praça N.S. da Salete, s/n
Curitiba, PR – Brasil
E-mail: scgg@pr.gov.br
Fax: 55-41-254-7345
Telephone: 55-41-350-2400
Presidente Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Praça dos Três Poderes
Palácio do Planalto, 3° andar
70.150-900 Brasília DF
e-mail: pr@planalto.gov.br
Fax: 55-61 322 - 2314
Fone: 55-61 - 411 - 1169
MILITARY POLICE REPRESS SEM TERRA MARCH, KILLING
ONE PERSON AND INJURING DOZENS IN PARANÁ STATE, BRAZIL
On May 2, close to 1,000 military police intercepted 50 buses carrying
roughly 2000 sem terra (landless laborers) on
highway BR 277 about three miles from Curitiba, the capital of southern
Paraná state. Before the landless had exited
the buses, police began throwing tear gas canisters, and firing rubber
bullets and some real bullets at them. One of the
landless, Antonio Tavares Pereira, 38, the father of five children, was
shot in the chest and later died. Another man was
seen by witnesses after having been shot in the head. He has not been
seen since, however. Other landless are
reported missing. Local human rights groups continue to investigate
their
whereabouts.
In addition to the death of Antonio Tavares Pereira, and the possible
disappearances, the results of the violent action
were at least 180 injured. Most of the injured did not receive
treatment at the local hospitals. One person received death treats by
the military police inside the hospital.
We request that you please forward this information to relevant E-mail
lists and write to the relevant Brazilian
authorities, expressing concern:
Governor Jaime Lerner:
Praça N.S. da Salete, s/n
Curitiba, PR – Brasil
E-mail: scgg@pr.gov.br
Fax: 55-41-254-7345
Telephone: 55-41-350-2400
President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Praça dos Três Poderes
Palácio do Planalto, 3° andar
70.150-900 Brasília DF
E-mail: pr@planalto.gov.br
Fax: 55-61 322-2314
Telephone: 55-61-411-1169
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