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Categories: POLITICS

Mbya Guaraní eviction in Misiones

Entities: Roberto Antonio Sena · Alfredo Ruff · Santiago Ramos · Héctor Daniel Simón · Mbya Guaraní community of Puente Quemado II

Overview

On 28 July 2026, around 50 police officers, gendarmerie and judicial officials entered the Mbya Guaraní settlement Puente Quemado II in the Cañafístola area of Garuhapé, Misiones Province, to enforce a court order issued by Judge Roberto Antonio Sena on 17 July at the request of forest‑industry businessman Alfredo Ruff. Seven families were forced out; their homes were demolished, crops destroyed, and personal belongings were loaded onto a metal‑cage truck belonging to Ruff. Police reportedly offered money to leave, which residents rejected. The families were expelled while appeals and nullity requests remain pending. Community leader Santiago Ramos noted that rain limited police access. Prosecutor Héctor Daniel Simón later declared the eviction should be nullified, describing it as “extreme institutional gravity” and ordering a review of the judge’s decision. The episode underscores a pattern in which economic interests, the judiciary and state forces converge to advance large‑scale forest extraction on territories traditionally occupied by indigenous peoples, raising ongoing legal and human‑rights challenges.

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Mbya Guaraní community evicted in Misiones, Argentina

    Police evicted the Mbya Guaraní community in Misiones at a judge’s order requested by businessman Alfredo Ruff; a prosecutor later nullified the action, citing severe violations of indigenous rights.

  2. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Alfredo Ruff’s Court-Backed Eviction of Mbya Guaraní Community in Misiones

    Police evicted the Mbya Guaraní Puente Quemado II community in Misiones on 28 July after Judge Roberto Antonio Sena approved businessman Alfredo Ruff’s request, highlighting state‑backed forest extraction.

  3. 11 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Mbya Guaraní community evicted in Misiones, Argentina

    Police evicted Mbya Guaraní families from Puente Quemado II in Misiones on July 28 after a court order by Judge Roberto Antonio Sena at the request of timber businessman Alfredo Ruff; legal challenges continue.

Sources

abarahpress.com · anred.org · argentina.indymedia.org · kaosenlared.net · lavozdemisiones.com

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