The government is studying the resettlement of those affected by the MST fire

Sao Paulo – Nine people died at the Land and Freedom camp of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) in Parahuapebas, southeast of Paro on Saturday (9). The fatal accident occurred during the installation of the Internet in the community. The antenna came into contact with the high-voltage wires of the power grid, as a result of which the fire started. So now the federal government is looking for ways to help these victims. Today (11), the Minister of Agrarian Development and Family Farming, Paulo Teixeira, and the President of Incra, Cesar Aldrighi, watched the developments.

Federal authorities responded to President Lula’s personal call. There, they participated in hearings in the morning at Villa Palmares II, where the community’s headquarters are located. A meeting among MST farmers is also planned for Monday afternoon.

Victims among MST campers

The accident killed nine people and injured eight, all members of the landless community. The injured were taken to local hospitals. Seven have already been discharged. Only one is in hospital in stable condition with second-degree burns.

The MST released the names of eight of the nine fatal victims, highlighting the loss of Francisco Nascimento de Souza Junior, Gabriel Pereira da Silva, Geovane Pereira dos Santos, Javenilson Aragao Trindade, Francisco Ferreira, Francisco de Asis Pereira Rodríguez, Fernando Sousa de Almeida and Eva Maria da Conceisson Silva.

In search of solutions

In light of the tragedy, Minister Paulo Teixeira expressed the government’s intention to conduct a survey of public places in order to accommodate the victims. A total of 2.5 thousand families. “We will register looking for alternatives to transfer to a suitable place so that they can certainly continue to produce food for the Brazilian people,” he said.

Teixeira emphasized that negotiations with the community have been ongoing since July with the aim of avoiding land conflicts. “We will continue to fulfill the obligations of the federal government to these families who are eligible for services under the Brazilian agrarian reform program,” the minister assured.