Brazil: Fear for Safety/Death threats

Brazil: Fear for Safety/Death threats

Index Number: AMR 19/011/2004
Date Published: 21 October 2004
Categories: Americas, Brazil

Human rights defender Eudo Lustosa Brasil recently recently investigated and made public reports that military police had tortured inmates at a high security prison in the state of Acre. In the past few days he has survived an attempt on his life, and has received numberous death threats. Amnesty International believes that the attack and threat are directly linked to his work, and he and his colleagues are in grave danger.