WRM ACTION ALERTS
January 2006

Photographic report of Federal Police action in the village of Olho D’Agua

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In these 4 photos, the company’s tractors are starting to demolish the cabins


During the operation the Federal Police helicopter made several low flights over the Indians and supporters who were looking at the destruction of the village from a distance.

 

From a distance it was possible to take photos of the police shooting against the AITG lorry. In the photo, the smoke from the shots and from the gas bombs

 


Two of the leaders who managed to escape persecution and were injured in the process, Vilmar Benedito de Oliveira, President of AITG, and the Cacique Vilson Benedito de Oliveira, from Caieiras Velha.

 


In the first photo, indigenous people and supporters looking at the Federal Police from a distance
In the second photo, the destroyed village following the retreat of the Federal Police


Photo on the left: the car belonging to the parliamentary advisor. The police broke a window and ditched it in the middle of a field to leave the highway free. On the right, the helicopter continues to keep watch on the Indians at the end of the afternoon, on the side of the asphalt.

Agents and delegates of the Federal Police in the Aracruz Celulose Guest House


At night, indigenous people, parliamentarians and supporters outside the Aracruz factory


The following day, the indigenous people returned to the destroyed village

 

 


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