Brazil indigenous Guarani leader Nisio Gomes killed

FE Team | Published: November 20, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

An indigenous leader in southern Brazil has been shot dead in front of his community, officials say. Nisio Gomes, 59, was part of a Guarani Kaiowa group that returned to their ancestral land at the start of this month after being evicted by ranchers. He was killed by a group of around 40 masked gunmen who burst into the camp,reports BBC.