Protest blocks entrance of Cargill unit in Santarém

Demonstrators are blocking the entrance to the Cargill unit in Santarém (PA), preventing the entry and exit of trucks carrying grains at the terminal, the company said in a statement on Monday (2). Cargill also informed that there is no occupation within its operations. According to information on the company's website, a smaller portion of the soybeans and corn moved by the company in the area arrives at the Santarém terminal by trucks, with the majority arriving via the waterway. The company also said that the issue presented by the demonstrators "is a matter over which the company has no influence." According to a G1 report, indigenous people have been protesting at the site since at least last week against works on the Tapajós River, an important channel for agribusiness outflow. The Santarém terminal was built to export part of the grain production acquired by Cargill in the Midwest region. ...