1989 Santa Elmira massacre

Massacre of activists in Brazil The Santa Elmira massacre was a massacre on activists of the Brazilean Landless Workers' Movement (MST) in Rio Grande do Sul in 1989. In early 1989 a group of the MST that had been resettled in Salto do Jacuí occupied the Santa Elmira ranch. An order to dislodge them was issued, but the MST refused to leave the land. They were forcefully evicted from the land by military forces and small farming aircraft of the União Democrática Ruralista (that dropped tear gas bombs). 19 MST activists were killed by gunfire, 400 were injured and 22 were taken prisoner.Morrisawa, Mitsue. A História da Luta Pela Terra e o MST. São Paulo: Editora Expressão Popular, 2008. p. 174 See also List of massacres in Brazil Eldorado do Carajás massacre 2017 Santa Lúcia massacre References Bibliography Görgen, Frei Sérgio Antônio. O massacre da fazenda Santa Elmira. Porto Alegre: Novak Multimedia, 2002. 32.033197 S 52.098614 W region:BR-RS title Category:Mass shootings in Brazil Santa Elmira massacre Santa Elmira massacre Category:Massacres in 1989 Category:1989 murders in Brazil Category:1980s mass shootings in South America Category:1989 mass shootings Category:20th-century mass murders in Brazil