Gleydson Carvalho

Year: 2015

Nationality: Brazil

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Camocim, Brazil

Press organization: Radio Liberdade FM 90.3

What's Gleydson Carvalho's story?

On August 6, 2015, Gleydson Carvalho was shot dead by two men as he was presenting his afternoon radio show in the town of Camocim in the northern Brazilian state of Ceará. The two suspects entered the offices of Radio Liberdade FM 90.3, saying they wanted to place an advertisement. Once inside, they shot Carvalho three times, according to the indictment by Camocim’s public prosecutor, a copy of which was reviewed by CPJ.

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