The Kédi quilombo in Porto Alegre
has been suffering harassment and violence for years
from the construction company CFL
and Country Enterprises,
owned by the Zaffari family,
who want to develop their territory.
Financial violence,
coercing low-income families to leave their homes.
And psychological violence,
with armed thugs circulating through the quilombo
and illegal demolitions
deteriorating living conditions.
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025,
a man physically assaulted Onír Araújo,
a lawyer for the Rio Grande do Sul Quilombola Front,
who represents the Kédi quilombo.
I was standing in front of the association's headquarters
when a man who was slightly drunk
punched me in the face, without warning.
This person does not live on the territory
but is building a shack
to pretend that he is a resident of the territory, in order to qualify
for the illicit buy outs being offered
by Country Enterprises
to people who demolish their own homes on the territory.
and creating many difficulties
for the quilombolas who plan to remain in the territory.
Broken pipes,
difficulty accessing water,
snapping wires, and so on.
This real mafia
is speculating here in the territory
with the sponsorship of Country Enterprises
and a security company called Beltrão Segurança,
which was out in force
on the territory over the weekend
and is effectively making these payments
at a supermarket nearby.
It's not a specific attack on me, right?
It's an attack
on the quilombo community, the Quilombo Kédi,
which is a community that is in the process of getting its land titles
and needs to be protected.