What is known about the attack that left eight miners dead on the border between Amapá and Pará?

Preliminary information indicates that a group of robbers was operating in the region to steal gold, which would have provoked the reaction of the suspects of the massacre, whose names were not released by the police.

1. Who were the victims of the attack in the Amazon?
2. What was the group doing in the illegal mining area?
3. Where did the attack take place?
4. Why were the miners attacked?
5. How was the survivor rescued?
6. What was found at the crime scene?
7. Who is investigating the case?
8. Are there any suspects identified?
9. Is the attack related to criminal activity?

Eight men from Amapá were killed:

• Gustavo Gomes Pereira;
• Dhony Dalton Clotilde Neres;
• Janio Carvalho de Castro;
• Antonio Paulo da Silva Santos;
• Luciclei Caldas Duarte;
• Elison Pereira de Aquinos;
• Unidentified prospector from Calçoene and;
• Unidentified prospector.

They were in the region to evaluate land they were interested in purchasing. The trip began on Friday (1st) and the last contact with family members was on Monday (4).

According to the Civil Police, they were mistaken for robbers who had acted in the same illegal mining area the previous weekend.

Preliminary information indicates that the group of robbers was operating in the region to steal gold from miners who were already operating in the area.

He hid in the woods and called for help in a nearby community. He was located by the Air Tactical Group (GTA) and taken to Laranjal do Jari, AP.

Two pickup trucks used by the dead miners were found burned on a branch line. Eight bodies were located in different parts of the forest and the Jari River, with signs of violence on the victims.

Gunshot wounds were found on some of the bodies. Two bodies were found tied with ropes in the river.

The Civil Police of Amapá and Pará, with support from the Secretariat of Justice and Public Security (Sejusp), have set up a task force. The investigation is confidential.

Yes, the police have already identified suspects, but so far no one has been arrested.

According to police, the victims had no connection to crime. They were workers and family men involved in legal mining.

Some worked in the legal mining of Lourenço, in Calçoene, while the others were from Laranjal do Jari and Macapá.