Brazil: Members of agrarian organizations in the south of Para, Brazil, have been murdered

Three syndicalists from the syndicate of the rural workers in the township of Rondon do Para, in the state of Para, have been murdered. They were fighting for the realization of the agrarian reform. The failure of the authorities to prevent criminal attempts conducted by gunmen commissioned by landowners against those who fight for the rights to land and also the denial to realize the agrarian reform, have contributed to this wave of violence in the municipality. The state authorities cope with the landowners. As a result, they don’t take proper measures to stop the crimes or arrest and judge the responsible for these offences. Besides, a great number of lands illegally registered by the state was discovered, that should have been directed to the agrarian reform.

In the light of these murder situations and, as a result, the obvious violation of the human rights, it is very important to bring pressure to bear on the Brazilian authorities to force them to take urgent measures in order to respect, protect and guarantee the rights of the Brazilian peasants. Please send an urgent letter to the Special Secretary for the Social Defense of Para, and a copy to the judge of court of appeals of the state of Para. Also keep informed the syndicate of the rural workers of Rondon do Para.