By Angrette
City officials of the Brazilian village of Envira reported to CNN that five members of the Kulina tribe are on the run after being accused of murdering, butchering and eating a farmer in a ritual act of cannibalism. Apparently members of the tribe took the life of Ocelio Alves de Carvalho last week in the outskirts of Envira. The men escaped after being held for a few hours in the city's police station. No arrest warrants were issued given that Brazilian law does not allow military of civil police to enter Indian lands. It remains unknown how many people took part of the cannibalistic ritual. The village's chief of staff, Maronilton da Silva Clementino said that the victim was herding cattle when a group of indians invited him to their reservation. Clementino stated that " they knew each other and sometimes helped one another". Relatives of de Carvalho decided to go into the reservation where they saw his body quartered and his skull hanging on a tree. News of the incident came from the Indians themselves who were supposedly bragging about how they ate the man organs. Members the deceased family are very frustrated with law in Envira, which they think protect Indians, but do not protect non-indigenous Brazilians. They have also complained about the delayed action of outside authorities who arrived three days after Carvalho's death to Envira.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment