:strip_icc()/i.s3.glbimg.com/v1/AUTH_59edd422c0c84a879bd37670ae4f538a/internal_photos/bs/2020/Z/B/bWaH9WSfq0UOlRtCTeDw/9af2c25e-043f-409e-9e56-2205eab3de0c.jpg)
[ad_1]
A policeman friend of Rieli Franciscato, a Sertanist who died after receiving an arrow from isolated indigenous people in Rondônia, on Wednesday (9), recounted the moments that preceded the death of the coordinator of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Ethnological Protection Front. National Indian Foundation (Funai).
According to him, the uncontacted Indians appeared on line 6 of Seringueiras. He and another colleague from the corporation were on duty and recorded the investigation.
“Rieli arrived here, he asked the sergeant for support, if we could go with him there, because there is a conflict zone. The sergeant released us to leave, we left. When we got to where they appeared, he got in touch with the owner of the earth and asked if he could see where they came from. ”
The police and Rieli entered the region following in the footsteps of the indigenous people. When they reached the limit, according to the report, they saw the reservation sign with no entry. Then Rieli began to climb a hill.
“Private Luciana was behind him and I was a little behind her. We only heard the sound of the arrow digging into her chest, then she screamed, took the arrow and ran back. She managed to run 50 to 60 meters. and she’s practically dropped dead already. Our friend is sadly gone ”.
Indigenous Funai dies after being shot in the chest by isolated indigenous people in Rondônia
Rieli Franciscato, 56, died on Wednesday (9) after being hit in the chest by an arrow fired by isolated indigenous people in Rondônia. As soon as he was beaten, an attempt was made to help, but the Sertanista arrived dead at the hospital.
He was one of the great references in the work to protect the uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. The coordinator defended the non-contact with the group and acted to avoid a conflict with the local population. He was also part of the team that demarcated the first exclusive land for uncontacted Indians.
Funai stated in a huge note that he mourned his death and said he is following the case.
“Rieli dedicated his life to the indigenous cause. With more than three decades of services rendered in the area, he leaves an immense legacy for the protection policy of these peoples,” the general coordinator of Isolated Indians and Recent Contact of Funai reported in a note. . Ricardo Lopes Dias.
