The massacre in the Amazon, sawgers kill the leader of the indigenous group

Jorginho Guayara, a leader or leader of the Guayara people, was found dead by a river in the city of Arafat, the state of Maranhao, on the weekend.

Members of the tribe say his death was the result of a bitter conflict provoked by the incriminating of sawers in their country. As many as 80 guayaras have been killed in the area since 2000.

Jorginho's “Body was found thrown into a river known as the terrain where guayaras were thrown by loggers or related people“, said Sarah Shenker, senior researcher at Survey International, the global tribal rights movement.

Guayaira is a group that has taken direct action to reduce illegal forest cuts in Arayibóya in the state of Maranhao.

Caregivers say that they protect the forest for their families and the little - known Awa tribe that live in the same territory.

Considering that they are vulnerable, they are extremely vulnerable people who will face a catastrophe if their land is not protected“, Shenker says. “Survival International has pressured the Brazilian government to protect the land, as well as investigate and bring all criminals to justice”.

Indigenous activist Sãonia Guayara, who is from the Araribóia reserve and is currently running as vice-president for the Socialist and Freedom Party, said: “Our people are dying in their land. This was not an isolated case, but part of an ongoing genocide “.

Its candidacy has placed the spotlight on Guayaras, one of Brazil's largest indigenous groups, which reside in more than 10 protected areas in the eastern part of the Amazon in Maranhao.

This area is subject to intense deforestation, and according to government data, 70% of the plants in the state have already been cleared.

“Maranhao is a state with a high degree of indigenous conflicts,” She said. There are “Shaars entering our territories to exploit our natural resources, and violence escalates. Many leaders are threatened by these invaders, and we urgently need to end this situation; we don't want to lose more relatives who fight and protect Mother Land “. /Guardian/