Edinaldo Filgueira
Year: 2011
Nationality: Brazil
Killed by:
Location: Serra do Mel, Brazil
Press organization: Jornal o Serrano
What's Edinaldo Filgueira's story?
EdinaldoFilgueira was leaving his office at night when he was shot six times and killedby three unidentified men on a motorcycle, according to the Brazilian press. He died at the scene. Filgueira, 36, was the founder anddirector of the local newspaper Jornalo Serrano. He was also the regional director of the ruling Workers Party(PT) and wrote a blog in which he criticized political adversaries. Accordingto local pressreports, Filgueira hadrecently published a critical poll on the performance of the local governmenton his blog, after which he received death threats.
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