Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Tocantins

Sex¹:Male

Age:46

Date of Killing:13/12/2022

Previous Threats:General threats to HRD in the area

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Movimiento de Trabajadores Sin Tierra (MST) / Landless Workers Movement

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

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, 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://www.global.org.br/blog/comite-ddh-nota-de-pesar-sobre-assassinato-de-raimundo-nonato-silva-oliveira-lideranca-do-mst/

https://g1.globo.com/to/tocantins/noticia/2022/12/13/pai-assassinado-e-outros-atentados-o-que-se-sabe-sobre-o-assassinato-do-lider-do-mst-no-tocantins.ghtml

https://comissaoarns.org/pt-br/blog/np-54-pela-apuracao-do-assassinato-de-lideranca-do-mst/

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