Brazilian blogger murdered after receiving death threats
Brazilian blogger murdered after receiving death threats
He is the sixth journalist to be killed in reprisals in Brazil this year
Roy Greenslade
@GreensladeR
Wednesday 18 November 2015 18.51 EST
Brazilian blogger Ítalo Eduardo Diniz Barros was shot dead last Friday 13 November after receiving threats about his work. Three days before his murder he told colleagues of one such threat.
Diniz, who also worked as a press officer for a mayor in the state of Maranhão, often criticised local authorities in his blog. One of his friends who was also shot in the attack by two men on a motorcyle survived.
His death came four days after radio reporter Israel Gonçalves Silva was killed in the eastern state of Pernambuco. His programme dealt with alleged corruption by politicians and police.
At least four other journalists in Brazil have been murdered in retaliation for their work this year.
More:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/nov/18/brazilian-blogger-murdered-after-receiving-death-threats
