Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul
INDIGENIST MISSIONARY COUNCIL - CIMI
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THE VIOLENCE
According to information from the Ministério Público Federal
of Mato Grosso do Sul, the homicide index for the villages of
Dourados/MS (Jaguapirú and Bororó with 3,600 hectares and
14,000 persons) is 145 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants,
while, for example, in Iraq at the height of the war, the number was
93 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants. The index of homicides
in the villages of Dourados is 590% higher than the national
average of 24.5 homicides per group of 100,000 inhabitants.
When the indigenous peoples are accused of crimes, the police
apparatus is quick to criminalize these individuals, significantly
increasing the population of indigenous persons arrested, Mato
Grosso do Sul being the state of the Federation with the largest
incarcerated indigenous population in the country, according to a
study conducted by Universidade Católica Dom Bosco.
In contrast, when indigenous persons are assaulted or murdered
by non-indigenous assailants, the majority of death cases being in
the context of the struggle for land, there has been an agonizing
morosity of the agencies in the conduct and completion of inquiries
and criminal actions.
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Comparative Table Iraq x Dourados Indigenous Reserve
Iraq
Reserva Indígena de Dourados
93 murders for every 100 thousand people 145 murders for every 100 thousand people
Also in relation to the Brazilian national average, the murder rate in the
area of Dourados is revealed to be alarming: 590% higher.
Comparative Table: National average x Dourados Indigenous Reserve
National Average
24.5 murders for every 100 thousand
people
Indigenous Reserve of Dourados
145 murders for every 100 thousand peopleView entire presentation