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Duda Salabert reports attempted murder while investigating alleged illegal mining near Belo Horizonte

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Brazilian lawmaker Duda Salabert said three men attacked her and PSOL candidate Felipe Gomes while they investigated alleged illegal mining near Belo Horizonte.
  • Salabert said she escaped by jumping from an embankment and suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries, while Gomes was beaten.
  • A video shows the pair calling police and reporting that mining equipment and a truck were leaving the site; Minas Gerais Civil Police had not responded by publication.

Federal lawmaker Duda Salabert said she thought she was about to die when three men surrounded her and Felipe Gomes during an inspection of alleged illegal mining near Belo Horizonte.

Get the pipe, get the iron.

· One of the alleged attackers, according to Duda SalabertSalabert said she heard the words as two men approached her and Felipe Gomes.

Salabert, a PSOL candidate for re-election, said the attack occurred on Thursday night near the boundary between Belo Horizonte and Nova Lima, close to BH Shopping. She and Gomes, who is running for the state legislature, had gone to check a complaint about illegal mineral extraction.

According to Salabert and her team, two men approached from behind as the pair stood about 100 meters from where they had started. She said she tried to run, fell and heard one of them tell the other, “Get the pipe, get the iron.” “That’s when I said: ‘I’m going to die. I’m going to die,’” she recounted.

That’s when I said: ‘I’m going to die. I’m going to die.’

· Duda SalabertShe described her reaction after hearing the alleged threat.

The men allegedly caught up with them and said, “We’ve got you.” Salabert said she handed over her cellphone, thinking the incident might be a robbery, but one of the men replied that the matter would be settled “inside.” A third man then appeared and blocked their route, she said. The two were kicked and punched, while one attacker kept a hand inside his clothing. Salabert said the reference to getting “the pipe” made her fear that one of the men might be armed.

We’ve got you.

· The alleged attackers, according to Duda SalabertSalabert said the men spoke to her and Gomes after catching up with them.

The pair managed to escape. Gomes was beaten, while Salabert jumped from an embankment to reach the avenue and seek help. She suffered a dislocated shoulder and other injuries, received treatment at Mater Dei Hospital and was discharged. Video released by her team shows them calling police from outside BH Shopping and Copasa, saying machinery and a truck were leaving the area. One voice says, “They are stealing ore there right now.” Two police vehicles later arrived. Minas Gerais Civil Police did not respond to inquiries before publication.,

They are stealing ore there right now.

· Person in a video released by Salabert’s teamThe statement was made during a call to police after the pair escaped.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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