05 May 2007
Luiz Carlos Barbon Filho
Shooting
Luiz Carlos Barbon Filho, known for investigative reporting that exposed political corruption, was gunned down in the southern state of Sao Paulo.
Barbon was sitting with two friends at a bar terrace in Porto Ferreira, 142 miles (228 kilometres) from the city of Sao Paulo, when two hooded individuals riding a motorcycle approached and shot Barbon twice at close range, with one shot hitting the journalist in a leg and the other in his abdomen.
Barbon, 37, was a columnist for the local dailies Jornal do Porto and JC Regional, and he contributed to the local radio station Radio Porto FM. Police Chief Eduardo Henrique Campos told reporters that investigators are looking into Barbon's journalism as the main motive.
