Guarani Kaiowá Indigenous people claim to have received spoiled food in food baskets distributed by the Mato Grosso do Sul state government in the Pirajuí Indigenous Territory, in the municipality of Paranhos.

“People can’t eat it; it’s only good for the dogs and chickens. This is inhumane,” said an indigenous leader.

The communities produce rice, cassava, corn, beans, and other foods, but the size of the area—about 2,000 hectares—is insufficient to ensure food security for 2,400 indigenous people.

Shortly after the second round of the presidential election, Indigenous people in Mato Grosso do Sul reported incidents of being run over by vehicles, threats to poison their water, and the burning down of a home belonging to a 90-year-old leader.

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