Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Sao Paulo

Sex¹:Male

Age:62

Date of Killing:14/10/2019

Type of Work:NGO member

Organisation:União para o Desenvolvimento de Dourado (UNIDO)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Abuse of power/corruption

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://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/condemnation_of_murder_of_brazilian_anti_corruption_activist?src=ilaw

https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-carlos-regiao/noticia/2019/10/16/policia-civil-de-dourado-aponta-indicios-de-luta-corporal-na-morte-de-diretor-de-ong.ghtml

https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/vozes/madeleine-lacsko/o-assassinato-que-o-brasil-nao-viu-e-chocou-a-transparencia-internacional/

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