In the extreme south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, two indigenous people of the Pataxó have been murdered.
According to initial information from the civilian police, Samuel Cristiano do Amor Divino (25) and Nawir Brito de Jesus (17) were shot dead in Itabela on Wednesday afternoon (local time).
In the region is the indigenous land of Barra Velha, a site of intense conflict with ranchers.
The Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara, on Thursday set up a crisis cabinet to deal with the case.
Shortly after the killings became known, Guajajara said she asked the Department of Justice and Public Security to send national forces to the area.
The President of the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI), Joênia Wapichana, also called for measures to protect indigenous people in the region.
With information from latinapress