Brazilian farmers face charges over shooting of Kaiowa people, private militias

By Alex Spengler and Izabela Sanchez
Updated October 25 2016 - 10:18pm, first published 9:52pm
Brazil's Kaiowa indigenous people mourn the death of Clodiode Aguile Rodrigues dos Santos, who was shot dead by farmers in western Brazil.
Brazil's Kaiowa indigenous people mourn the death of Clodiode Aguile Rodrigues dos Santos, who was shot dead by farmers in western Brazil.
Arrested: Farmer Virgilio Mettifogo doesn't want his purchased land to be designated part of Indian territory. Photo: Alex Spengler
Arrested: Farmer Virgilio Mettifogo doesn't want his purchased land to be designated part of Indian territory. Photo: Alex Spengler
Maguidiode, a young Kaiowa, recounts the shooting that killed Santos.   Photo: Alex Spengler
Maguidiode, a young Kaiowa, recounts the shooting that killed Santos. Photo: Alex Spengler
Kaiowa boy Josiel Benites, 12, was shot twice during a confrontation with farmers. Photo: Alex Spengler
Kaiowa boy Josiel Benites, 12, was shot twice during a confrontation with farmers. Photo: Alex Spengler
Kaiowa tribespeople at Tey Kue reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Photo: Alex Sprengler
Kaiowa tribespeople at Tey Kue reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Photo: Alex Sprengler

Caarapo, Brazil: Five farmers have been kept in pre-trial detention since August in connection with a shooting that nearly killed a boy from an indigenous tribe in the remote state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

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