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Rieli Franciscato, Brazil’s leading specialist in protecting the Amazon rainforest, was killed by an arrow shot by an Aboriginal while inspecting a tribe.
Franciscato on 9/9 conducted a study near the Uru Eu Wau Wau reserve, Rodonia state, western Brazil, an area facing illegal logging and the status of farm owners burning forests for arable land. Police officer Paulo Ricardo Bressa, who was asked to accompany Franciscato, said he climbed a hill to determine whether an aboriginal tribe separated from the civilized world was moving through the area.
“Then I heard an arrow stick in his chest. He let out a sound, took out the arrow and ran down the hill. He ran about 50-60 meters and fell and died,” Bressa police said. tell.
The incident sparked speculation that Franciscato might be beaten by the aboriginal name, as he was mistaken for an intruder.
Rieli Franciscato sailed on the Purús River, Brazil, 1997. Photo: AP.
Franciscato, 56, has dedicated his life to Funai, the Brazilian government agency for aboriginal affairs. He is known as a tireless protector of isolated aboriginal groups and their forest lands.
Survival International, a UK-based Aboriginal tribal rights group, called Franciscato’s sudden departure a “traumatic and unpredictable loss.” “He opposes the brutal greed to destroy the Amazon rainforest and is one of the jungle’s best defenders. He worked tirelessly to protect the lands of tribes who live far from the world. outside, “the organization said.
Franciscato’s death also fueled the interest of environmental activists in protecting the world’s largest rainforest in Brazil, as the administration of Jair Bolsonaro advocated a policy of indigenous integration. Association of Brazil and promote the exploitation of Amazonian forest resources.
Defenders of forests accuse President Bolsonaro of promoting violence in the Amazon by drastically reducing government agencies for environmental protection, “giving the green light” to groups seeking to invade Aboriginal lands.
The Amazon forests cover 8 countries and territories, of which 60% are in Brazil. Environmental activists say the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is increasing recently. During the first nine days of this month, a satellite of Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research detected 12,412 fires, more than double the number in the same period last year. Among these are many fires set by farm owners during illegal logging and deforestation.
Mai Lam (According to the NPR)
