There, invaders have begun to receive financial compensation from the government and are leaving - 59 of the 484 invaders already have left. A total of 900 Pankararu Indians live in the Real Parque favela. They have lived in the Sao Paulo favela for over 30 years. Here conditions are precarious. Most are unemployed or at best work part-time.
Conditions are totally inadequate in the favela for the performance of their traditional rituals.
The Pankararu indigenous area contains 8337 hectares. It was recognized in 1987 and at the moment approximately 3600 members of the group live there. Since the invaders began to leave the area 23 families have returned from Sao Paulo. Nine people, including seven prisoners, were killed during a breakout at the Joao Chaves prison in Natal, State of Rio Grande do Norte on February 05. At least 35 prisoners escaped - 15 were later recaptured.