Genocide Allegations
In a newsletter published on August 7, 2006, the Indianist Missionary Council reported that:
In a plenary session, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) reaffirmed that the crime known as the Haximu massacre " was a genocide It was a unanimous decision made during the judgment of Extraordinary Appeal (RE) 351487
Commenting on the case, the NGO Survival International said,
"The UN convention on genocide, ratified by Brazil, states that the killing 'with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group' is genocide. The Supreme Court ruling is highly significant and sends an important warning to those who continue to commit crimes against indigenous peoples in Brazil."
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