Sacred Land - Brazil

1st January 2004
Can you own a piece of land? If it is the sacred land where your ancestors hunted and fished and are now buried upon, do you have more claim to it than a farmer who has bought the land from the Government and possesses land titles?

In 2003, the Guarani Indians reoccupied 14 farms in their ancestral land in Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. The Federal Court ordered their eviction, but the farmers who had lost the land they bought could not wait, and decided to take matters into their own hands and force the Indians to leave.

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[sukmacack365]

kinda sounds like what colonists imposed on american indians. I kinda wish Indians won, their perception of land ownership is much better than colonialists who raped, killed and pillaged.

[ahahum]

@tortelli True, I agree I am brazilian and I have visited many states with big populations of native Brazilian. From what I saw they are no longer what their ancestral were. Unfortunately years of bad policies by brazilian government have destroyed their culture.

[Crossbowman]

Indios burros. O governo já dá um monte de terra para eles de graça, não cobra impostos e dá comida de graça mas eles nunca param de reclamar.

[zombiemonstergirl]

you really think legal documents have anything to do with the land? the farmers have destroyed this land and are too greedy to care. of course the Indians are gonna be pissed off. Brazil has been on the face of the earth longer than humans, i believe. it's technically no one's land, but humans have the bad habit to claim everything they see.

[paunocu666]

Yes, just like the Soviets did with Ukraine in Holodomor.

[paunocu666]

It's funny to see how Brazilian people are ashamed about their poor Indians compatriots... In fact, one thing that Brazilian middle-class does not like is POOR people.

But what could you expect from someone that lives with Veja and Rede Globo ?

[bbukfan]

They're native enough to be reaping Brazilian commerce (look at the modern clothing on some of them). You can't blame someone now for owning the land that someone hundreds of years ago "stole," especially if sacred land is for everyone, then farmers should be allowed to use it.

[tokpatiger]

this is the same theme where ever the europians go. they destroy the native habitat; plants, animals, and people. it happened it the americas, australia, south africa, and others. if they would only keep their greedy asses on the land God made for them and leave others, the world would be a better place. "we have deeds for these lands," fuck that!!. who gives a damn about some legal document when they have no regard for the laws, except when it favours them. fuck them..greedy inhumane bastards.

[pedro86victor]

Brasil my BIG nation!!!

[negkreyol21]

i hope the Na'vi's win in their cause.the fighting after all it really is over better living conditions and dignity

[tortelli]

sorry to disappoint you, but would you call me european just because I have european ancestry? not at all, I'm brazilian, and thats it. My culture is way different from my great grandparents'. They sure look indian though, in front of a camera they do their best to dress up as one, but you turn your back on them, they are just like any average poor brazilian. That is definetly NOT an "avatar" situation.

[cannoir]

@tortelli most are real indians.their tradition looks like african traditions to me. anywho it is also obvious that the ones who own those huge pieces of land always have a significant amount of european blood. the portugues f.ucked these up