Open Letter to the Brazilian Authorities
Letter to demand assurance of land titling decree and end of criminalization of quilombola peoples in Brejo dos Crioulos by the Brazilian government.
General Secretary of FIAN International has written an open letter to the Brazilian authorities to express support to the fight of quilombola communities for their right to territory, and to demand the president of Brazil to guarantee execution of the land titling decree agreed to Brejo dos Crioulos in September 29, 2011, but neglected by the Federal Government.
Furthermore, it is demanded from federal judges: Wilson Medeiros Pereira, Marcos Antônio Ferreira, and Isaias Caldeira Veloso to ensure fairness in this process, all parties to be heard, punishment of those guilty, and to ensure that all innocent quilombola people defending their rights are released, giving an end to the criminalization of this marginalized group in Brazil.