Leaders of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land, Serras region, together with the Indigenous Territorial Protection and Surveillance Group (GPVITI), caught during a routine approach on September 29 at the Tuxaua Geraldo Macuxi territorial monitoring and surveillance post, an official car of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) being used to illegally transport alcoholic beverages into indigenous communities.
The vehicle that was heading to the Mutum community was identified with various types of alcoholic beverages and in addition to the driver had three passengers. 74 bottles of cachaça and two cases of beer were found in the bed of the truck.
When questioned by the leaders, the driver said that the cargo belonged to one of the passengers. No one showed signs of drunkenness. The alcoholic beverages were discarded and the four involved released. The legal counsel of the Indigenous Council of Roraima will officiate the facts at the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and the National Indian Foundation (Funai).
The peoples of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land maintain internal rules of the communities themselves that prohibit the sale and commercialization of alcoholic beverages, based on ART. 231 of the CF/88.
The leaders of the Surveillance Group and the other local and regional coordinators of the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Land demand that the authorities take the necessary measures in relation to the case.