Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Tocantins

Sex¹:Male

Age:50

Date of Killing:16/10/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Farmer / Peasant

Organisation:Associação Serra de Taquaruçú

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC 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/to/tocantins/noticia/2021/10/17/homem-e-assassinado-a-tiros-em-taquarucu-apos-receber-ameacas-por-causa-de-disputa-de-terras.ghtml

https://afnoticias.com.br/central-190/agricultor-e-morto-com-mais-de-20-tiros-apos-ameacas-por-causa-de-disputa-de-terras

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