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Brasilia – the anniversary of the death of Sister Dorothy Stang was used by the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) to publicize a public statement in which it requested the Brazilian authorities to take steps to contain the growth of violence and deforestation in Anapu (PA) .
Six years ago, Sister Dorothy was murdered because of her work with families settled in the region and its Sustainable Development Project (PDS) Hope (Esperança), who sought to combine farming family living with the Amazon rainforest. Since then, accuses the CPT, the situation has worsened in Anapu and other regions of the Amazon, causing 18 deaths of workers in the field – only in Para – in 2010.
“In January, as was reported by the national press, the settlers PDS Esperança, where Dorothy was killed, blocked the roads that gave access to the area to stop the continuation of illegal logging. With this action the settlers wished to draw the attention of authorities for the complete lack of supervision and control of public agencies in the region, “the statement said.
After the episode, a public hearing was held and, according to CPT, the promise of meeting the demands of the settlers sought to soothe ruffled feathers. The CPT also accuses co-opting of local timber workers’ unions and families living in the settlement, causing more conflict between the settlers. It said the climate is even more pronounced in the light of the government stimulus “and hydro-agricultural and mining in the region.
For the CPT, the indigenous and peasant communities in the Amazon have not been considered, nor the laws have been respected by the government when approving infrastructure projects such as hydroelectric Belo Monte.
Dorothy Stang was killed in 2005 with six shots, at 73 years of age in a road near Anapu. She was a naturalized American and Brazilian rendered pastoral service in the region. The death was the principal farmer Vitalmiro Moura, known as Bida, who went through three trials and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Five other people were accused of involvement in crime.
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