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Following reports of an invasion by a criminal organization in the Rio Gregório Indigenous Land, located in the municipality of Tarauacá, in the interior of the State, the government of Acre announced on Wednesday night (27) that it is carrying out the Operation in conjunction with the Federal Police. to contain crime.
According to the public note, the team is also made up of military and civil police officers, as well as garrisons from the Special Border Group (Gefron), who traveled from Cruzeiro do Sul to respond to the incident.
According to Biraci Junior Yawanawa, chief of the Yawanawa ethnic group, women and children are being victims of abuse and violence.
The government of Acre stated that support for the Operation is carried out with aircraft from the Integrated Air Operations Center (Ciopaer), to guarantee the necessary support for travel to the difficult-to-access area.
“The actions are being carefully planned and executed, and all measures are being adopted to guarantee the safety of the Katukina people and other peoples of the Rio Gregório Indigenous Land,” said the Secretary of Justice and Public Security, José Américo Gaia.