A tribe in a remote area of the Amazon forest seems to be disappearing in nature. The Brazilian authorities fear a confrontation ended in a bloodbath with a group of Peruvian drug traffickers.

The employees of the Brazilian section of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) have sought signs of the Aboriginal, along the track after an attack in late July remote place Xirane guard. Their task is to protect the tribe near the border between the Brazil and the Peru.

A spokesman for FUNAI claims that have not yet found traces of: “the five employees did not yet see indigenous.” “Fear a massacre there, but nothing has been confirmed.”

It is feared that the men who attacked the guard are still in the vicinity: the discovery of a fresh finger autour confirm.

In January, the Brazilian authorities have allowed the publication of photographs some of those natives who quickly made the towers of the world. On the photos that you can see adults and children who watch the sky with his face painted red-orange, armed with bows, arrows and lances.

Click on the picture to see more photos of the tribe spread earlier this year.
In the Brazil, the Amazonian tribes threatened with extinction. Click here to see more photos.
According to FUNAI, there are dozens of tribes in the Brazil, who have contacts with the outside world and are often called the “non-contact” of the tribe. Only 30 of them have been identified.

The Brazilian Government banned contact with these tribes not monitored due to the possibility of altissimie of contagious diseases with which the Indians have never been exhibited.

In March, authorities revealed that he had stopped a Portuguese trader that is claimed to be the leader of armed group which had attacked the outpost of Xinane. Then, the criminal was extradited to the Peru.

Friday last, is again arrested for robbery and illegal smuggling of foreigners already deported Brazilian borders “: he revealed a spokesman for the police of the State of Rio Branco, capital of the State of Acre.”

Close to the guard post of Acre was a “) backperhaps belonging to one of the drug traffickers suspected, including a route of Peruvian arrow and 20 kg of cocaine, was discovered.”

Rotten meira, FUNAI President, went to Rio Branco, with the Minister of the Queen in public safety Miki to the Governor of the State to meet and discuss the situation.

According to the daily Estado de Sao Paulo, Meira wants the Department of defence to intensify its efforts to protect the border of the Peru and with it, the tribes “isolated”.

Stephen corry, Director of tribal rights group Survival International, he expressed his regret for what he calls native “the extremely painful news” has disappeared.

“We do not know how many peoples tribes were swept away from drug trafficking in the past, but we must put in place all possible measures to prevent this from happening again.”

“The attention of the world should be bet on these Indian isolated, as was the beginning of this year, when their pictures are printed on the film”.