Murder of Brazil official marks new low in war on Amazon environmentalists | World news | The Guardian
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It was just after sunset in Altamira, a small town nestled on a curve of the Xingu river in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, when Luiz Alberto Araújo, the secretary for the environment on the city council, arrived home with his family.
Luiz Alberto Araijo, secretary for the environment on the city council of Altamira.
Luiz Alberto Araijo, secretary for the environment on the city council of Altamira. Photograph: Handout
Before he could get out of his car, two men on a motorcycle pulled up and the passenger shot seven bullets into the 54-year-old, who was still sitting in the driver’s seat.