November 1, 2019
Indigenous Forest Guardian Murdered by Illegal Loggers in Brazilian Amazon
Another indigenous leader was gravely wounded in the ambush and a logger is reportedly missing
Earlier today, members of the Guajajara people's Forest Guardians, a volunteer land and environmental monitoring force, were ambushed by a group of illegal loggers in the Araribóia indigenous territory, leaving one Guardian dead and another gravely wounded. Forest defender Paulo Paulino Guajajara was killed by a shot to the face, while the attack gravely wounded the Guardian leader Laércio Guajajara.
