Two members of Brazil's Landless Workers Movement (MST) were killed and six others hospitalized after gunmen opened fire on a settlement in Tremembe, Sao Paulo state. Police arrested one suspect and are investigating the incident as possible homicide, attempted homicide, and illegal possession of a firearm. The MST alleges that the settlement has been under pressure from real estate developers and has faced threats for years.
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Here are some tips to navigate the changesIn their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming worldThe World in PicturesIn their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming worldEEUU: Empresas deben limitar el plomo tóxico en alimentos para bebésSupreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. on Jan. 19Francisco pide a un asistente que dé su discurso anual de política exterior debido a un resfriadoBomberos luchan por contener incendios en Los Ángeles ante el regreso de vientosAP Fotos: Escombros, llamas y residentes devastados por los incendios que arrasan Los ÁngelesBrazilian police were investigating the deaths of two men in an attack on a workers’ settlement in Sao Paulo state, authorities said Saturday. Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement, known as MST, said 10 people invaded a settlement in Tremembe, a city about 90 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, and fired on members of the group late Friday. Gleison Barbosa de Carvalho, 28, and Valdir do Nascimento, 52, were killed, and six others were hospitalized with injuries, state police said. Police said one man was arrested and that the case was being investigated for possible charges of homicide, attempted homicide and illegal possession of a firearm. “Testimonies from the victims indicated that suspects in cars and motorcycles opened fire” on them, local police said in a statement. The Landless Workers Movement, one of Latin America’s largest and most influential social movements, was founded in 1984. Its primaryThe MST said the targeted settlement has been under pressure from real estate developers because of its strategic location near tourist areas.An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI“For years, the settled families have suffered constant threats and coercion, despite numerous complaints made to state and federal authorities,” the group said. Paulo Teixeira, Brazil’s minister of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture, called it “a very serious crime” in a post on X on Saturday afternoon. He saidA Justice Ministry statement Saturday said the federal police will also investigate.
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