1989 Santa Elmira massacre
The Santa Elmira massacre was a massacre on activists of the Brazilean Landless Workers' Movement (MST) in Rio Grande do Sul in 1989. In early 1989 a group of the MST, that had been resettled in Salto do Jacuí occupied the Santa Elmira ranch. An order to dislodge them was issued, but the MST refused to leave the land. They were forcefully evicted from the land by military forces and small farming aircraft of the União Democrática Ruralista (that dropped tear gas bombs). 19 MST activists were killed by gun fire, 400 injured and 22 taken prisoner.[1]
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References
- ↑ Morrisawa, Mitsue. A História da Luta Pela Terra e o MST. São Paulo: Editora Expressão Popular, 2008. p. 174
Bibliography
- Görgen, Frei Sérgio Antônio. O massacre da fazenda Santa Elmira. Porto Alegre: Novak Multimedia, 2002.
Coordinates: 32°02′00″S 52°05′55″W / 32.033197°S 52.098614°W
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