On september 4, ther organizations Rettet den Regenwald (Germany), World Rainforest Movement, Conselho Indigenista Missionário (CIMI), the Federação de Órgãos para Assistência Social e Educacional (FASE), the Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) Norte 2 and Projeto Nova Cartografia Social da Amazônia sent an letter to Brazilian authorities to demand urgent protection for the Turiwara indigenous people of the upper Acará River, in Pará, who are suffering violence and serious threats from Agropalma company.