Armed Raid on Estrondo Estate in the Cerrado Region, Brazil

During a visit in May 2019 to a community in the Estrondo Estate, in the municipality of Formosa do Rio Preto, Western Bahia, in Brazil's Cerrado region, Greenpeace Brazil and accompanying journalists were caught up in an armed raid, witnessing first-hand the aggression used against local people. Despite court rulings supporting their land rights, communities all over the Cerrado have have faced violence and intimidation as agribusiness expanded across the region.