Funai president Marcelo Xavier has filed a complaint with the Spanish Justice about Ricardo Rao, the former servant of the body that protested the government of Jair Bolsonaro in Madrid.
Rao can be framed in the Citizen Security Law, known in Spain as the Gag Law, which has been widely criticized by social movements.
This Thursday, Xavier left an event in Madrid after being publicly attacked by Rao, who questioned his presence at an international meeting on the locals issue and accused him of being a “militia” and “bandit”. Other organizations also staged 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 XV General Assembly of FILAC, the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Development Fund.
In the complaint filed with the Spanish court, Xavier claims that the attacks “damaged the image” of the Funai president. For example, he mentions the presence of ambassadors from Paraguay and Cuba at the event.
In a conversation with UOL this Friday, Rao explained that Spanish police approached him twice after the incident. For the first time after the protest, he was the subject of an interrogation that lasted for about 20 minutes.
On the same day, after a second protest by various social formations, Rao was questioned again.
In a statement, Funai confirmed that legal measures will be taken. The party has been questioned by international organizations, foreign parliamentarians and even UN rapporteurs in the face of what observers have condemned as the elimination of policies aimed at protecting indigenous peoples in Brazil.
After receiving death threats while working as a Funai maid in Maranhão, Rao left Brazil and took refuge in Norway. His decision to leave the country came after he handed over a file on the alleged relationship between the militia and the Funai leadership.
source: Noticias
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