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
editDe 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
editReferences
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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