Brazil:Guarani demand justice in 'Great Assembly' 4 November 2008Two hundred and fifty Guarani-Kaiowá Indians and their supporters participated in an 'Aty Guasu' or 'Great Assembly' last weekend, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Brazil:Opposition to Guarani land rights intensifies 25 September 2008The Guarani Indians of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul suffered a setback last week when FUNAI, the government's Indian affairs department, suddenly suspended studies being carried out to identify their territories.
Brazil:Film highlights biofuels threat to Brazilian Indians 25 August 2008Italian film ‘Birdwatchers’, selected as one of the films in competition for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, highlights the plight of the Guarani-Kaiowá Indians in Brazil.
Brazil:‘Guarani children malnourished due to lack of land’ 3 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.
