Brazil: Forced eviction / Fear of use of excessive force

Index Number: AMR 19/028/2006
Date Published: 1 August 2006
Categories: Americas, Brazil

Over 1,000 families in the southern and southeastern regions of Pará state are facing imminent forced eviction following a court order obtained by state authorities. Pará state has a long history of land-related violence, and Amnesty International fears that the families are in grave danger.