Brazil: Navy Denies Entrance to Quilombo Rio dos Macacos

Tai Oliver reported on Quartoamarelo Ateliê studio Facebook page [pt] about recent abuses involving the Navy and Rio dos Macacos quilombo community in Bahia, Brazil, which struggles against eviction threats since February. She says the Navy, in control of the quilombo's entrance, denied access to four residents (woman, three children) on July 7, and to black movements and a theater group on July 8.

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