Protesting the organization’s head, Marcelo Xavier, former Funai official Ricardo Rao has already accused the head of the agency and denounced the existence of links between the militias and the federal agency.
This Thursday, Xavier left an event in Madrid after being attacked by Rao, who questioned his presence at an international meeting on the locals issue. Other organizations also plan to hold protests against Xavier’s presence throughout the day.
The head of Funai left the venue, embarrassed by the accusations made by Rao. The event took place at the 15th General Assembly of Filac (Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Development Fund).
However, Rao had already submitted a file to the Chamber of Deputies Human Rights Committee in which he accused the body of dismembering at Bolsonaro’s hands and how Funai was controlled by militias.
Two days later, on 28 November 2019, she flew to Oslo, where she applied for asylum due to the threats she faced. His claim was also supported by letters sent by the deputies to the King of Norway, the Prime Minister and the Parliament.
The native, who lives in Imperatriz in Maranhão, reported that the agency head made a deliberate attempt to prevent it from conducting operations against organized crime.
In mid-2019, in the village of São José, Rao received another warning that the invaders were operating in a confirmed area. When they arrived in the area, the natives confiscated weapons at one of the farms on native land.
According to him, a vehicle with “five armed militia including the Prime Minister” appeared in the area and entered a village “showing guns to everyone”. “But to my surprise, the owner of the guns was in the car,” said the former agent. “I was threatened in every way saying they wanted the guns back,” he said.
The threats were followed by strong judicial harassment, he said. “After this threat, many false reports began accusing us of stealing,” Rao said, pointing to the embarrassing maneuvers. “We understood that the siege was almost over and we did not receive the support of any army,” he said.
According to him, repression also included lawsuits against indigenous people who were part of Funai’s operations. Rao said he and local leaders were summoned by Montes Altos municipality officials. “When we got there, we found that the testimonies were already ready and they only asked locals to sign it. They were fake investigations,” he said.
Rao also says that days after the fake investigations, Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) showed up at the Funai base and some suspects were roaming there. “They texted us,” he said.
The agency sought said, “Refused to take any action against Rao. The Brazilian Intelligence Agency maintains frequent corporate contacts with the National Indian Foundation (Funai). Agencies have a long and solid partnership in monitoring domestic issues, and in this scenario, corporate visits are frequent. ‘, your Aunt explained.
“Abin’s intelligence officers visited Funai’s Regional Coordination in Maranhão, located in Imperatriz (MA), twice in 2019. In both cases, the visits were institutional and consisted of meetings with the Foundation’s reserve regional coordinator and a bid for property donation” , says the being.
“A potential disciplinary action against any employee of the Fundação Nacional do Índio has never addressed a matter over which the Agency has no jurisdiction. Abin has never had a process, investigation or follow-up against his former employee Ricardo Rao,” he adds.
However, Rao revealed that a day after Abin’s presence, an internal affairs team visited him and he was being investigated for administrative disciplinary proceedings. “The complaint was a threat to another employee. I did not recognize the process and did not sign it. But at that moment I saw that I was no longer in a position to work,” he explained.
According to him, in the weeks that followed, employees requested leave or expected retirement. There was an air of stampede,” he said.
Already thinking of leaving, Rao went to one of the villages to talk to the local leaders. There he met Paulo Paulino Guajajara, an indigenous man working to protect the forest.
“He told me there was a large suspicion of marijuana cultivation in the jungle and a police officer came from Rio,” he said. “But there was no time to know if it was true,” he complained. Two weeks later, a man “put a gun to my head.” “And he said to me: Whoever licks an Indian’s ass here isn’t permanent. It’s leaking,” he said. Rao suspects this is the Prime Minister from Rio. “Shortly after they killed [o líder indígena] Paul Paulino. And that’s when I saw that I was doomed. I would be next,” he added.
source: Noticias
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