Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Minas Gerais

Nickname:Bob

Sex¹:Male

Age:62

Date of Killing:07/03/2025

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Land rights, Peasant communities

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://g1.globo.com/mg/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2025/03/08/homem-baleado-na-cabeca-por-disputa-de-terra-arrendada-zona-rural-de-uberlandia.ghtml

https://www.almg.gov.br/comunicacao/noticias/arquivos/Morte-de-lideranca-campesina-escancara-complexidade-da-reforma-agraria/

https://painel.prod.unitri.edu.br/destaques/pm-prende-suspeito-de-assassinar-um-homem-apos-conflitos-por-posse-de-terra/

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