Edemar Rodrigues da silva

On the 03 of April 2018, Edemar Rodrigues da Silva, Known as “Galego or Lalaco”, was shot dead in the forest,  at approximately 18:30, in Ouro Preto, do Oeste (RO). The Community Leader intended to come back to the camp (Nova Esperança), accompanied by other residents, when suddenly he was shot. His companions ran away fearing that they would be shot too.

According to information from Correio Central, he  was the second community leader murdered in 2018, because of land disputes.


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Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Rondonia

Nickname:Galego\ Lalaco

Sex1:Male

Date of Killing:03/04/2018

Previous Threats:No information

Gender component to killing:Killing accompanied by identity-based physical assault

Type of Work:Community leader

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights

Sector Detail:Land Rights

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
assassinado ouro pretense que liderava invasao da fazenda trianon na linha 203 vitima foi tocaiada numa ponte
http://correiocentral.com.br/noticias/mais-lidas/assassinado-ouro-pretense-que-liderava-invasao-da-fazenda-trianon-na-linha-203-vitima-foi-tocaiada-numa-ponte/9155
Nº de mortes por conflito de terra cai, mas violência contra líderes de movimentos aumenta, diz CPT
https://g1.globo.com/natureza/noticia/2018/12/10/no-de-mortes-por-conflito-de-terra-cai-mas-violencia-contra-lideres-de-movimentos-aumenta-diz-cpt.ghtml
Polícia coloca frente a frente pistoleiro e vítima do Assentamento Fidel Castro
https://noticiastudoaqui.com/artigo/2018Ag20pE145b7b1efa
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