07 February 2022 | RSF
Brazilian journalist murdered in Pirambu
Shooting
Pirambu News founder and owner Givanildo Oliveira was murdered on the night of 7 February in the Fortaleza neighbourhood of Pirambu, Brazil, by a man who pushed him to the ground from behind and shot him three times.
In his coverage of local news including crime and police operations, Oliveira often condemned acts of violence by organised crime groups. A few hours before his murder, he posted an article about the previous day’s arrest of a suspect in a double murder in Pirambu.
RSF learned that he had been subjected to harassment and intimidation in the past with the aim of getting him to take down certain articles posted on the site. Pirambu is renowned for being the scene of acts of violence by the city's criminal gangs.
Oliveira is the first journalist to be murdered in Brazil in 2022.
Read the original article: https://rsf.org/en/brazilian-neighbourhood-journalists-murder-must-be-fully-investigated-rsf-says
