Armed Groups in the Amazon: DPU Calls for Protection for Indigenous People

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Municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Disclosure/Prefeiture of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Complaints about the presence of armed men, allegedly of Colombian origin, were registered in indigenous areas near the border with Colombia. In view of the reports, the Public Defender of the Union (DPU) asked the federal government for urgent measures to strengthen the security of communities in Alto Rio Negro, Amazonas. The reports involve the regions o…