Region:Americas

Country:Brazil

Department/Province/State:Para

Nickname:Lenilson/Cara Cortada

Sex¹:Male

Age:53

Date of Killing:18/04/2025

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores e Trabalhadoras na Agricultura Familiar (Contraf)

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://contrafbrasil.org.br/noticias/nota-de-repudio-e-solidariedade-440a/

https://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2025/04/24/policia-realiza-buscas-por-fazendeiro-suspeito-de-ser-mandante-da-morte-de-lideranca-rural-na-mesma-regiao-de-dorothy-stang-no-pa.ghtml

https://sumauma.com/morte-anunciada-medo-e-desmatamento-no-virola-jatoba-o-desmonte-do-sonho-apoiado-por-dorothy-stang/

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