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Following the murder of a young Indigenous man<\/a> on Wednesday morning (18) in the municipality of Ant\u00f4nio Jo\u00e3o in Mato Grosso do Sul state, organizations published a note in solidarity with the Guarani Kaiow\u00e1, expressing their rejection of violence against Indigenous people. Neri Guarani Kaiowa, 22, was shot in the head in a reclaimed area during an action by the Mato Grosso do Sul Military Police.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The attacks began on Thursday (12) when the Indigenous people reclaimed<\/a> the Barra farm, which overlaps with the Nhanderu Marangatu Indigenous Land (TI, in Portuguese). The Military Police, who were protecting the property, attacked them. They shot three people, and one was hospitalized.\u00a0<\/p>\n In Douradina, around 180 kilometers from Ant\u00f4nio Jo\u00e3o, the Guarani Kaiow\u00e1 also face violence as they reclaim their ancestral territory of Panambi Lagoa-Rica.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe, the signatories of this note, demand that the authorities of the Brazilian state, government, and judiciary prioritize the protection of Indigenous communities to avoid further bloodshed on this land,\u201d the note stresses. The document questions the actions of the justice system, which \u201ccannot remain silent in an unequal battle where only Indigenous people are murdered, while the perpetrators and masterminds go unpunished.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the text, the recurring wave of violence and rights violations against the Guarani Kaiow\u00e1 Indigenous peoples<\/a> in Mato Grosso do Sul is unacceptable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSince July, ten people have been injured by farmers who claim the area. The communities are constantly being attacked, shot at, run over, the rivers poisoned, and the houses of prayer, which are the cultural and spiritual representations of the peoples, have been burnt down,\u201d the statement said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n