Global InformationKumarakapay massacre information
| Tumeremo massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2019 shipping of humanitarian aid to Venezuela | |
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| Date | 22 February 2019 |
| Target | Pemon indigenous members |
| Deaths | 11-25 |
| Injured | 12 |
On 22 February 2019, during the shipping of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, the Venezuelan Army sent troops to the Brazilian border, driving through the Pemon tribe of Kumarakapay. Local indigenous protesters and leaders in Kumarakapay attempted to halt advancing personnel carriers by building a road blockade, managing to detain several soldiers. The Venezuelan soldiers fired at them, killing at least eleven Pemon in total and injuring around 12 more.