Pedro Alcantara de Souza (died 1 April 2010) was a Brazilian land reform activist operating in the state of Pará.[1] He was shot dead on April 1, 2010.[1] Souza was a farmers' union president, and city councilor of Redenção. In 2008, 20 killings were related to land issues in the Amazon.[1]
Pedro Alcantara de Souza | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 April 2010 |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | Activist |
Death and aftermath edit
De Souza was shot in the head five times[2] by two men on motorcycles while he was riding his bicycle on the outskirts of the town of Belém.[3] The assassination occurred shortly after the trial of a man accused of masterminding the killing of another rain forest activist in 2005, Dorothy Stang. She was an American nun shot and killed in 2005.[4] Watchdog groups say that conflicts between powerful ranchers and poor farmers over land rights have led to 1,200 murders across Brazil in the last 20 years.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Land activist killed in Brazilian Amazon, BBCnews.com, 2009-04-02
{{citation}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Downie, Andrew (2010-04-04). "Brazil's Land-Reform Murders: Dark Side of an Economic Miracle". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Huffington Post- Top Amazon activist shot dead in Brazil". 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Time - Brazil's Land Reform Murders - The Dark side of economic miracles". 2010-04-04. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
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