On December 9th at 14:00 PM, two rural activists of Liga dos Camponeses Pobres in Rondonia, North Brazil, were kidnapped by hitmen in the road between Rio Alto camp and the city of Buritis. Elcio Machado (alias Sabia) and Gilson Goncalves were both tortured,having finger nails and parts of skin pulled out, and then executed.

On October I met Sabia, his wife and children in Buritis, during my trip to countryside Rondonia. He can be seen in this photo, holding a Palestinian flag.

May he rest in peace. Struggle goes on.

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