Paulo Paulino Guajajara, a leader of the Guajajara indigenous group in Brazil, was ambushed and killed by illegal loggers who invaded his land on November 1st, 2019. Paulo worked to strengthen his people's struggle by participating in workshops to learn how to use technology to monitor their land and document evidence of invasions and deforestation. His murder highlights the ongoing fight facing indigenous people in Brazil who are working to protect their lands from illegal logging and deforestation.
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The life and death of paulo paulino guajajara
2. MARTYRED FOR THE NATURE.
?PAULO PAULINO GUAJAJARA, A LEADER OF THE
GUAJAJARA INDIGENOUS GROUP WAS AMBUSHED
AND KILLED ON ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2019 BY ILLEGAL
LOGGERS WHO INVADED HIS LAND IN BRAZIL.
4. HOW DID HE WORK?
?Paulino was always in search of tools to strengthen the
struggle of his people. He participated in workshops to
learn how to use technology to monitor their land in order to
show evidence of invasions, deforestation and wood theft,
for example. His murder underscores the reality of the fight
facing indigenous people and traditional communities in
brazil.
