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Police Evict Hundreds to Prevent Encroachment on Private Development |
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Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 01 February 2006 | ||||||||
| Region | LAC [ Latin America/Caribbean ] | ||||||||
| Country | Brazil | ||||||||
| Location | Rosalina Community, Fortaleza, Ceara State | ||||||||
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| Brief narrative |
Source: COHRE In February 2006, police evicted approximately 200 families from the Rosalina community in Fortaleza, State of Ceará. The homes of the affected families were demolished during the eviction. The eviction turned violent and one settler was killed. To protest against the eviction, many families camped in front of the Fortaleza City Hall for several weeks. The Municipality had ordered the eviction because authorities wanted to prevent ‘encroachment’ of an area where a new building complex was planned. Authorities were planning to house the evicted families in the new complex. There was, however, not enough room for all evictees and not all of the low-income families are eligible for loans. Moreover, the people had been waiting for over ten years for the complex to be built. For full narrative, please visit: http://www.cohre.org/store/attachments/Global_Survey_10.pdf | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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