Brazil indigenous Guarani leader Nisio Gomes killed
Sunday, 20 November 2011
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.