I'm still trying to find out more details about this ocupation and protest, but I do know for certain that the earlier one that was the catalyst for this one Syngenta was in violation of a number of Brazilian laws and regs, starting with the growing of the GMOs in that locale from the get go and the fact that they had armed guards. Armed guards as in Blackwater-like militia type armed guards. Up the Rebels!
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original-motleyfoolPeasants Storm Brazil Syngenta FarmBy Associated Press December 10, 2007
Activists stormed a Swiss-owned farm in northeastern Brazil on Monday to protest biotech crops and the killing of an activist during a similar protest at another farm earlier this year.
Joao Paulo Pereira, a coordinator of the peasants rights group Via Campesina, said hundreds of protesters overran the farm belong to Syngenta AG near the town of Cajazeiras, blocking access to workers, knocking down fences and destroying some greenhouses before leaving.
In a statement, Syngenta said about 80 protesters took part in the events and that none of its employees were at the site at the time: security personnel were told to leave the property in order to avoid any conflicts.
Pereira said the protest was part of the group's "Syngenta Out of Brazil" campaign and was timed to coincide with International Human Rights Day. The group is seeking to have Brazil eliminate genetically modified crops, which it believes harm small farmers and may prove unhealthy for human consumption.
He said the protest commemorated the death of activist Valmir Mota de Oliveira, killed during a protest at Syngenta farm in southern Brazil earlier this year.
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