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Pará police encircle 1,000 rural workers

Prosecutors warn of risk of violence and rights violations

Tiffany Higgins

May 7, 2026 — 9 min read

Since May 1, police have encircled 1,000 rural workers on lands designated for the Maria da Glória agrarian reform settlement project by Brazil’s federal land reform agency. The situation is tense, with a risk of violence and “serious human rights violations,” according to federal prosecutors.

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Pará police encircle 1,000 rural workers

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