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FigBrew was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the Cincinnati Coffee Festival two years in a row All content on this site is Copyright © Rushing Waters Media LLC/Hville Blast 2021-2025 Privacy Policy Indígenas correm de caminhonetes que avançam fazendo disparos (à esq.); homem mostra perna alvejada (à dir.) - Reprodução At least two individuals from the indigenous Guarani Kaiowá people were shot in attacks carried out by men in pick-up trucks in different regions of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul between Sunday (14) and Monday (15) The attacks took place after ancestral territories already demarcated were retaken by the Indigenous people last weekend Between Saturday night (13) and Sunday morning (14), a group of Guarani Kaiowá occupied an area of the Panambi-Lagoa Rica Indigenous Land in the town of Douradina armed attacks were recorded not only in the area retaken but in the four communities that currently make up the territory: Itay A video released by the Terra Vermelha Collective shows many pick-up trucks on a dirt road and Indigenous people running while gunshots are heard belonging to the Amambaipeguá I Indigenous Land was retaken by the Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous people in the early hours of Monday morning (15). an attack with similar characteristics besieged the area Brasil de Fato spoke to an Indigenous leader in the area denounced that the attack was carried out by “farmers from the region who invaded our community in gangs.” “They are shooting to kill and promising a massacre We are urgently asking for help,” the Indigenous organization warned. In a post on Instagram Aty Guasu tagged the Brazilian president's profile “The Guarani and Kaiowá people patiently waited when Lula said we would be a priority Now we will do several retake actions and we're facing bloodshed and death!" reads the post the Federal Police said they were “closely monitoring the case together with FUNAI [National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples] and the MPF [Federal Public Prosecutor's Office] the investigative phase has begun to clarify the facts." FUNAI was asked about the current situation and the demarcation process for both Indigenous lands but had not responded by the time this article was published the Panambi-Lagoa Rica Indigenous Land has been officially recognized identified and delimited over 12,100 hectares the demarcation process has not progressed – a declaratory decree and homologation have yet to be published It is because of these “long years of waiting” suffering threats and persecution from large state owners that surround us with their grain production” that a group of Indigenous people decided to retake part of their ancestral territory. FUNAI was still working on the process of contesting the landowners' claims which is a step that should have been concluded in mid-2012 from the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI “This negligence towards the Kaiowá people created two problems The first problem is that farmers started attacking Indigenous peoples And the second is a lawsuit that even questions the validity of the demarcation process,” he says. combined with ruralist pressure in the National Congress which approved the Timeframe Limitation Law (14.701/23) and is trying to strengthen it in a Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC 48/23) this has generated a feeling that not only is the government not going to homologate the lands but that the applicability of the timeframe limitation or any of these other tools of death will directly affect the demarcation processes,” says Matias Hampel The attacks last Sunday and Monday add to a history of murders of Indigenous people in the region these same groups of farmers attacked the Guyrakamby'i community and that they only failed to commit a massacre because the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office prevented them from doing so We ask for urgent help and for the state to guarantee our safety because we are on our ancestral territory,” Aty Guasu said in a statement. The Indigenous people are referring to an attack carried out by farmers in the Bocajá district in 2015, which resulted in the death of Semião Fernandes Vilhalva. At the time, Mato Grosso do Sul’s MPF opened an inquiry to investigate the possible formation of a private militia by landowners. The case entered the spotlight after the publication of WhatsApp messages in which the president of the Rio Brilhante Rural Union Luís Otávio Britto Fernandes called on “rural producers to unite and go to the place” where there was an “invaded farm." Caarapó and the memory of a massacre Delimited in 2016, the Dourados Amambaipeguá I Indigenous Land covers 55,400 hectares the Guarani Kaiowá live confined to an area of around 3,000 hectares. The shots fired from inside pick-up trucks on Monday (15) are reminiscent of an episode that took place in the same area eight years ago. The Caarapó Massacre was a response to the retaking of a traditional territory overlapped by the Yvu Farm around 70 gunmen met at the headquarters of Coamo one of the largest agro-industrial cooperatives in Latin America The attack was carried out at the behest of farmers Nelson Buainain Filho Indigenous man Clodiodi Aquileu Rodrigues de Souza was killed Since then, violence has not stopped. In February of this year, about five months after they had built an oga pissy (prayer house, in the Guarani language) in the retaken land of Kunumi Verá, the indigenous people saw their sacred space set on fire and reduced to ashes The perpetrators of the attack have not been identified. All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced provided it is not altered and proper credit is given All original content produced and editorially authored by Brasil de Fato may be reproduced The start of 2020 has been marked by a series of attacks against indigenous Kaiowá communities in Brazil’s border region with Paraguay part of a long-running and increasingly violent campaign for control of their land a group of as-yet-unidentified invaders set fire to a community house of worship in the village of Laranjeira Nhanderu leaving the panicked residents searching for water to extinguish the fire Rio Brilhante is an area where the land is under dispute the houses of worship are the strongest symbol of a people under constant threat from industry in central-west Brazil “The Kaiowá make sure to build houses of worship to provide them with more security,” says theologian and historian Graciela Chamorro this kind of structure guarantees a locale where ‘the word is germinated,’ which makes them imagine that the non-indigenous respect this place.” A former professor of indigenous history at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD) Chamorro has studied the spiritual relations and religious practices of the Kaiowá for more than 30 years the houses of worship are where ‘the word sleeps,’ where their tradition is kept alive,” she says With the indigenous community in Rio Brilhante rattled the signals coming from the authorities have not been encouraging The land in Laranjeira Nhanderu has not been formally ratified and demarcated which means the community faces difficulties obtaining basic support the federal agency in charge of indigenous affairs It’s not clear who was responsible for setting fire to the Kaiowá house of worship. One of the leaders of the group Aty Guasu, the main Kaiowá political organization, accused non-indigenous people of the attack on the sacred site But there are also internal rifts within the community in Laranjeira Nhanderu pitting those who follow the ancestral rites against indigenous members who have converted to Christianity The reserve, on the outskirts of a municipality of the same name, is one of the oldest and most populous in Brazil It’s home to more than 15,000 indigenous peoples — including the Kaiowá Guarani Ñandeva and Terena — living in precarious conditions in on 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) In a statement to Mongabay, the Federal Public Ministry said that after the fire in Jaguapiru, a public hearing on religious intolerance was held at the end of November 2019 did not respond to a request for comment by the time this story was published The symbolism of these attacks comes on top of already arduous challenges to maintaining indigenous traditions in the region Foremost among them is the expansion of other religious groups especially Neo-charismatic evangelical churches new churches emerged in the absence of the Kaiwá [Evangelical Mission],” Chamorro says “The indigenous people go to the congregations in the cities and then they bring the pastors to the reserve We don’t know much about where the new churches came from but they arrived all at once.” She says there are around 100 Neo-charismatic churches in the Dourados Indigenous Reserve alone their abundance serving to exacerbate the internal rifts within the reserve’s inhabitants “When I go to the region to talk with leaders and pastors I ask about [religious] coexistence in the territories Of course they don’t admit their desire to do away with the traditional practices that apprehension got to the point that the State Public Ministry of Mato Grosso do Sul state where both Dourados and Rio Brilhante are located the ministry developed two “terms of conduct adjustment” (TAC) to ensure that the different congregations respected the traditional indigenous rituals The documents were signed by representatives from more than 24 churches and called for the observation of “the cultural freedom of the indigenous villages respecting all the traditional dances and forms of worship.” The TACs also demanded that they participate in “courses for training orientation and education” with their leaders and pastors to guarantee “religious freedom at the locale where their congregations facilities and entities are headquartered.” Later on the same day that the Kaiowá community was fighting put out the fire at the house of worship in Rio Brilhante another attack flared up on the outskirts of Dourados Private security guards from nearby ranches mounted an attack on a group of some 100 Kaiowá families in reclaimed areas within the limits of the indigenous reserve “Reclaimed” lands are those invaded by indigenous peoples in order to apply pressure for demarcation — a process permitted under the Constitution but paralyzed by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro The group of attackers comprised around 15 armed guards using a modified tractor that the indigenous community called “the big skull.” They also threw a grenade at the villagers; the explosive blew three fingers off the hand of a child who handled it There are also allegations that the Department of Frontier Operations participated in the offensive The agency falls under the authority of the Mato Grosso do Sul governor A committee of representatives from the Federal Public Defender’s Office of the Federal Public Ministry and 18 other civil society organizations visited the area to investigate the accusations the public defender’s office sent a letter to the governor requesting an explanation for the incident The document describes how the committee “confirmed the existence of several 22-caliber shell casings as well as the presence of indigenous people with gunshot wounds,” and that “there is no doubt that the scenario is one of intense conflict.” Contacted by Mongabay the Department of Frontier Operations sidestepped the question said that “if it had not been for the quick intervention [from the Department of Frontier Operations] more people would have been wounded and perhaps even deceased.” Souza also raised doubts about the victims saying the department had provided first aid to a “supposedly indigenous person” who had sustained light injuries adding that “there had been no formal accusation or complaint” about the operation The state government of Mato Grosso do Sul has not commented As in Rio Brilhante, the motive for the attack in Dourados is unclear. Some indigenous people blame it on soybean farmers while suspicion also surrounds others who stand to benefit from their expulsion from the land the urban area of Dourados municipality has expanded; in 2015 the reserve’s surroundings were included in the city limits This has translated into intensified real estate speculation a number of developers have their eye on the land around the reserve Tensions in Dourados and surrounding areas are mounting, with the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety sending the National Public Security Force to Mato Grosso do Sul The decision to deploy troops to the municipalities of Dourados and Caarapó for a period of 180 days was published in the Diário Oficial da União The dispatch of the National Public Security Force is also in response to the spate of killings of Kaiowá there The murder rate among the indigenous population in Dourados and surrounding areas was more than three times the national average from 2012 to 2014 according to Federal Public Ministry statistics One of the worst recent spates of violence in Dourados occurred in June 2019: six indigenous people were murdered in the second half of that month alone land conflicts are the driving force behind the threats to indigenous peoples and the situation is no different with the Kaiowá “There are several court cases seeking to establish the ownership of the land [for the indigenous people] but they take years and wear down the Indians as well as the farmers,” the state Federal Public Ministry said in a statement to Mongabay It’s mostly farmers encroaching onto their lands monoculture plantations and large-scale ranches reign in the landscapes near the border with Paraguay including in Dourados and surrounding areas the majority of native vegetation [on indigenous lands in the state] has been replaced by pastures and different agricultural crops since the Paraguayan War [in the 19th century],” says Ariel Martins a professor of environmental engineering and water resources at Mato Grosso do Sul Federal University (UFMS) Dourados and Ponta Porã” — all regions where indigenous communities have come under attack recently — “are dominated by rice The exclusive planting of monoculture crops like sugarcane and soybeans exacerbates erosion leading to a greater loss of soil and a drop in food productivity today very little remains of what was once a rich meeting place of the Cerrado there are only meager remnants of native Atlantic Forest and the farming practices are still largely unsustainable from an environmental point of view “Oftentimes there is a lack of technical support to enable producers to do the basics like diversify the agricultural crops on their properties or drain surface water in order to avoid erosion,” Martins says Soybean farming continues to expand rapidly in the region, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The area dedicated to soybean farming in Dourados and Rio Brilhante increased by 20,000 and 30,000 hectares (50,000 and 75,000 acres) respectively from 2013 to 2018, according to Municipal Agricultural Production statistics The value of soybean production more than doubled during this period: Soy plantations in Rio Brilhante produced 252,000 reais ($63,000) of the commodity in 2013 and by 2018 churned out 506,000 reais ($125,000) the value of the soybean crop in 2013 was an estimated 312,000 reais ($78,000) soaring to 688,000 reais ($172,000) in 2018 Banner image of the village of Ypoi by Mídia Ninja The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] We’re just days away from one of the biggest coffee events of the year: World of Coffee, Amsterdam Set in one of Europe’s trendiest cities the three-day-long exhibition boasts a huge range of features attendees will get to experience the World Barista Championship These cuppings are an invaluable opportunity for roasters and coffee buyers to discover new coffees So check out the cupping schedule below and make sure you don’t miss out: Ricardo Pereira of Ally Coffee cups new coffees. Credit: Tony Abbott for Ally Coffee IHCAFE/Cafe de Honduras, Copan and Western Honduras – 10:00 AM Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Ethiopia – 10:30 AM Brazil: 2017 Award Winners – 11:00 AM, Booth C12/B13 and honey coffees from the 8 regions of Guatemala Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee – 11:30 AM a Rainforest Alliance Certified Colombian EP Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Brazil – Espírito Santo – 12:00 PM Brazil: Institutional Expocaccer – 1:00 PM, Booth C12/B13Lots from Central de Cooperativas dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado (Expocaccer) Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Brazil – 1:30 PM IHCAFE/Cafe de Honduras, Café Marcala and Montecillos – 10:00 AM Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Colombia – 3:00 PM Brazil – 3:30 PM, D10/C13 Room B2018/19 harvest from Rio Brilhante Farm Gold Mountain Coffee, Nicaraguan Micro Lots – on demand New Profiles – frequently occurring Swiss Water cupping. Credit: Swiss Water Coffee IHCAFE/Cafe de Honduras, El Paraiso and Opalaca – 10:00 AM Brazil: Institutional Expocaccer – 11:00 AM, Booth C12/B13Lots from Central de Cooperativas dos Cafeicultores do Cerrado (Expocaccer) Guatemala Top 10 Cup of Excellence – 11:00 AM Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Colombia – 12:00 PM New Crop Teaser – 1:00 PM, Booth C12/B13 Booth D11Introducing Covoya Specialty Coffee Europe with a cupping of some of their best coffees from across the Americas Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Brazil – Espírito Santo – 1:30 PM Collaborative Coffee Source, La Palma y El Tucán Challenge – 2:00 PM, Kaffa Brew (La Cabra pop-up café)Cupping competition of La Palma y El Tucán Heroes Series Cup of Excellence Honduras Top 10 Winners – 2:00 PM Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee – 2:30 PM The Colombian Coffee Grower’s Federation – 2:30 PM Booths D24–C29This cupping will be divided into two sessions The second session will feature regional and certified coffees Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Brazil – 3:00 PM Cupping Guatemalan coffees. Credit: Guatemalan Coffees IHCAFE/Cafe de Honduras, Cup of Excellence National Winners– 10:00 AM New Crop Teaser – 11:00 AM, Booth C12/B13 Ally World of Coffee Cupping, Highlights – 12:00 PM Brazilian Specialty Coffees – 12:00 PM, BSCA Booth D10/C13 – Room A Brazil: 2017 Award Winners – 1:00 PM, Booth C12/B13 Brazil – Espírito Santo – 1:30 PM IHCAFE/Cafe de Honduras, Comayagua and Agalta – 10:00 AM Want to read more articles like this? Sign up for our newsletter! James é um colaborador sediado no Reino Unido Want to receive the latest coffee news and educational resources "With the start-up of the commercial operation of the third of the project's five stretches we delivered 360.5 kilometers of lines in 2020 and reached 52% of the RAP (Annual Allowed Revenue) of the lot and 62.47% of the length of lines planned for this project meeting the commitments we have made to our investors and contributing to the development of the Brazilian electricity sector" The transmission line delivered aims to strengthen the system in Mato Grosso do Sul improving reliability and assisting in the energy exchange between the Southeast/Midwest and South regions The stretch between Nova Porto Primavera and Ivinhema substations has 64.5 kilometers of lines and the project has included the connection bays on both assets and one of them is assembled inside Paraná river. the project in Mato Grosso do Sul comprises 578 kilometers of transmission lines as well as the construction of a new 230/138kV substation and the expansion of six 230kV substations between Nova Porto Primavera e Rio Brilhante substations started-up the commercial operation in July 25 months before the term set by the regulatory agency the largest stretch of the project was energized connecting the cities of Rio Brilhante and Campo Grande The two remaining stage are under construction Neoenergia owns further seven Transmission Lots under construction and six in operation the company acquired lot 2 at 001/2020 auction held by Aneel Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Francesca Fois receives funding from the European Research Council through the Global-Rural project Silvio Marcio Montenegro Machado has collaborated with the Global-Rural project funded by the European Research Council he conducted research with the Kaiowá and Guarani as part of the Marcos Veron Expedition undertaken by the Tribunal Popular da Terra and supported by some representatives of the Association of Brazilian Geographers (AGB) in 2012 Aberystwyth University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK View all partners And now we have found that increasing globalisation is posing an urgent threat. In March 2018, as part of the Global-Rural research project based at Aberystwyth University we visited the Kaiowá and Guarani people who live near Dourados in the southwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul We investigated how increasing worldwide intergration is impacting the Brazilian countryside and explored the ways in which the Kaiowá and Guarani peoples’ lives are being affected by the intensification and expansion of industrialised agriculture production used for foreign markets We spoke to indigenous leaders and families based in several Kaiowá and Guarani villages across the municipalities of Juti and found out the devastating consequences of globalisation on their way of life The first dispossession of Kaiowá and Guarani indigenous lands took place at the end of the 19th century, when the Brazilian government gave five million hectares to the Mate Laranjeira Company. Under the pretext of defending the interests of the native peoples the state also founded the SPI (Indian Protection Service) Terena and others) were forced to live together in these reserves taught to communicate in Portuguese (and strongly discouraged from using their native languages) and became assimilated as “Brazilians” There was not enough space in the reserves for the people to continue hunting and use the local natural resources for their subsistence as they had done traditionally so they were forced to learn the professions of the non-indigenous when Brazil was engaging in a re-democratisation process the Kaiowá and Guarani found themselves at a crossroads They would cease to exist if they continued to live on the reserves or they could leave and reoccupy their ancestral lands to preserve their culture In choosing the latter option, they faced armed ranchers and farmers who would defend private property at any cost. And so began the worst human rights violations and violence against the Kaiowá and Guarani peoples to ever occur Though the Brazilian Federal Constitution guaranteed indigenous people the right to the land in 1988 it also established a limit of ten years to demarcate and hand over the land the demarcation process is far from completed even though it has received global attention we saw the everyday threats of living in a contested territory surrounded by industrial plantations We witnessed three occupied villages near Dourados being evicted to make way for large scale monocultures (where one crop is grown) Though the Kaiowá and Guarani were there protecting their lands with indigenous rituals they still expected the worst to happen – and so did we We prepared an escape plan with the people whereby we researchers would save the children if military troops arrived Although the eviction was ultimately postponed this shows how the Kaiowá and Guarani live in constant fear of being removed from their land of being intoxicated by the contaminated water we also visited families who had been evicted from reoccupied areas due to agribusiness expansion She cried over the death of her husband and son and lamented the health problems that came from chemicals put by agribusiness on the land She mentioned that the children specifically had increasingly experienced headaches which they believed was due to water contamination – and that some of them had lost their lives She told us of the challenges to her people’s livelihood and the unbearable situation to which they are now condemned One of the indigenous leaders claimed “Europeans should know that in the bio-ethanol they are importing from Brazil they will find our blood” soy and cattle take over the landscape in the southwest of Mato Grosso do Sul it is impossible to ensure a healthy livelihood for the Kaiowá and Guarani no protection from agro-chemical contamination The conditions are violent and the Kaiowá and Guarani people are in a precarious position the silent genocide of one of the largest ethnic groups in the country is taking place justice and demarcation!” – the cry of the Kaiowá and Guarani people Thanks to the relaxed atmosphere and expansive spaces residents are able to indulge in frequent entertaining Meetu Akali of Studio Momo has provided large rooms with high ceilings in this home (christened Casa Brilhante) for Seema and Riyaz Fabien CharuauGoa is divided into smaller suburbs and regions with houses in which families have lived together for generations the homes in these areas have some small architectural feature incorporated in the design of each structure to distinguish it from neighbouring vaddos every boundary wall had a diamond shaped cut-out which I’ve used although this is a new structure,” says Akali respecting the tradition prevalent in the grand heritage homes in the vicinity “The idea was to nestle into the existing aesthetic and become part of it Fabien CharuauThe plinth of the four-bedroom villa is high at its front The main steps are used to access the porch while a smaller flight on the side leads directly to the garden for the convenience of guests when there is a party A verandah is located towards the garden at the back Fabien CharuauFabien CharuauThe pool house is a standalone structure adding an uber luxurious touch to the space “The architecture is a balance of arches and straight lines Also read: Step into 5 of the most beautiful villas in Goa the Indo-Portugese vocabulary incorporates moulding details where the walls meet the sloping roof punctuated with wooden rafters; the waxed concrete in-situ flooring offers an informal Black grid framed windows frame the views of the pool and the garden Fabien CharuauThe colours in the living room are monochromatic and understated The cushions accentuate the living space and are made from block-printed Kora cotton and Mashru Seven-foot-tall urns from Afghanistan stand sentinel beside a coffee table their scale adding to the museum-like ambience of the room the dining table has a white distressed finish The dining chairs have a natural rattan back and complement the choice of materials in this home “The crockery cabinet is a vintage Goan piece that we found and upcycled The artwork on the wall behind the dining table is a series of documentation of botanicals,” says Akali Fabien CharuauThe kitchen has a country vibe and is designed using tones of white and silver grey “It is connected to the back garden so that the homeowners can set up a breakfast patio table in the lush garden.” Fabien CharuauThe internal staircase has two symmetrically divided flights one ascending from the dining area and the other from the living space “Its purpose is aesthetic as well as functional,” says Akali “It is convenient to be able to use it from both sides of the 60-foot living room its presence in the large space adds to the grandeur and divides the height of the room.” the hand painted mural has a tropical theme with lush foliage inspired by the trees of Goa and executed by students of the Goa College of Art Natural sandstone contributes a warm rustic texture to the counter and washbasin “The wooden mirror is a vintage piece which we converted for this purpose.” Fabien CharuauThe main bedroom on the first floor has a high ceiling The wooden four poster overlooks the rear garden of the house and is covered in white mulmul fabric “The bedcover is made of upcycled vintage kantha weave on silk in soft tones of purples and corals The black and white stripes on the cushions and lampshades are a continuation of the imagery used through the rest of the house “My favourite in this bedroom is the abstract ‘tulip bulb’ floor lamp,” declares Akali The flooring is a neutral cast in-situ polished floor in the colour of sand particles Also read: 15 entryway design ideas to make a stylish first impression Fabien CharuauThe printed flooring in the veranda outside has been custom-made in shades of ivory, brown and terracotta, all inspired from the colours of the earth in Goa. Fabien Charuau“I like to encourage my clients to walk barefoot in their homes and to be able to enjoy the natural textures and finishes of materials. Hence it is important to me to use different materials to enhance the sensorial experience. We have experimented with materials like custom-made cement tiles, smooth in-situ flooring, brick floor tiles and upcycled wooden flooring,” explains Akali. The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast.