The story
about the 5 members of the tribe of Kulina that was accused of butchering and
eating a farmer as a part of their ritual was relayed by a city official of the
village of Envira to the crew of CNN.
The chief
of staff named Maronilton da Silva Clementino told the crew that the members of
the Kulina tribe Killed Ocelio Alves de Carvalho, 19 years old on February of
2009 at the outskirt of remote village
of Envira. The local newspaper reported
that the Amazon Indians managed to escape after they were apprehended on a
police station for several hours. No
arrest warrant was released due to the law prohibiting them to enter any Indian
lands.
The number
of person involved in cannibalizing the 18 year old farmer was unknown, though
there have been reports of some Indians escaping fearing that the authorities
might nabbed them and involved them in the crime. Clementino was supposedly tending his herd
when he met the group of Indians and invited him back to his tribe. Unfortunately, Clemention never
returned. The family went to the
reservation and saw the mutilated remains of Clementino, his skull was found
hanging on a tree.
Members of
the Kuline tribe began surrounding the police station when the suspects were
arrested. The family was said to be very
disappointed about the turnout of events and that the laws are only meant to
protect the Indians and not the Brazilians.
Kulina is
known to be an isolated village. There
are at least 2,500 Kulina tribe members who live in Brazil. The tribe is known for cannibalizing human as
a part of their rituals.
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