Gleydson Carvalho Explained

Gleydson Carvalho
Birth Date:April 25, 1982
Birth Place:Brazil
Death Place:Camocim, Ceará, Brazil
Death Cause:Gunshot wounds
Occupation:Radio journalist
Employer:Radio Liberdade FM
Known For:Radio talk show host
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Gleydson Carvalho (25 April, 1982  - 7 August, 2015) was a Brazilian radio talk show host and journalist for Radio Liberdade FM. He was known for his attacks on local government corruption. Carvalho was killed after being shot in the head and chest multiple times while on air by unidentified gunmen.[1] [2]

Personal

Gleydson Carvalho was born in Brazil on 25 April, 1982. During his career as a radio DJ, Carvalho came into prominence for frequently speaking out against political corruption during airtime. Carvalho was well known for his long-standing campaign against government corruption.[3] Gleydson worked in Camocim, Ceará, Brazil.[4]

During his school days, Gleydson studied, in Caucaia-Ce, at EEM Eliezer de Freitas Guimarães, was President of the Student Union (GEEF-Grêmio Estudantil Eliezer de Freitas) along with friends Alexsandro Bezerra, Aristoteles Aguiar, Rafael Braga, and among others, it was for the good and always for the maintenance of the rights of all.

Career

Gleydson Carvalho was a radio talk show host for Radio Liberdade FM. Carvalho was known for professing his strong political views while hosting his show and had received many death threats on his Facebook page. His career was made by the amount of political views and opinions he put into his show. Gleydson Carvalho was so popular he had his own show at lunchtime.[5]

Death

On August 7, 2015, Carvalho was assassinated during a musical interlude as he was hosting a live broadcast at the Radio Liberdade FM in the Brazilian state of Ceará.[6] [7] According to the media, two men entered the station's offices during his midday segment and stated that they would like to place an ad. Shortly after, they overpowered the receptionist before gaining entry to Carvalho's recording studio,[8] and once inside, the gunmen shot Carvalho five times (3 times in the head and twice in the chest).[9] [10] Carvalho died as he was taken to a nearby hospital.[11] The killers fled on a white motorbike, but it was not long until the authorities found them.[12] [13]

On August 8, two suspects were taken into custody in connection of the killing, Francisco Antônio Carneiro Portela and Gisele Sousa do Nascmiento, though it is unknown to what extent their involvement went.[14] Security footage from August 4, three days prior to the shooting, showed the perpetrators, who were believed to still be at large, identified as Tiago Lemos da Silva and Israel Marques de Sousa, also known by the nicknames "Jefferson", "Dudu", and "Baixinho", loitering in front of the radio station. Civil Police have put up a warrant for their arrest and consider Lemos and Marques prime suspects in the killing.[15]

Context

Gleydson Carvalho was the fourth journalist killed in Brazil in 2015.[16] [17] [18] In March 5, 2015, Gerardo Ceferino Servian Coronel, also a radio journalist, had previously been fatally shot and his body dumped close to Ponta Porã, near the Brazil-Paraguay border.[19] Internet journalist Evany José Metzker was found decapitated in Padre Paraíso, Minas Gerais on May 18, 2015.[20] On May 22, another radio journalist, Djalma Santos da Conceição, was abducted from Governador Mangabeira and found dead with signs of torture the next day in Timbó, outside of Conceição da Feira, Bahia.[21] All four murders remain unresolved. Committee to Protect Journalists reports that at least 16 journalists have been killed in the country since 2011, ranking Brazil eleventh on the CPJ's 2014 Global Impunity Index.[22]

Impact

Gleydson Carvalho was well known for his long-standing, vocal reporting about government corruption.[23] Carvalho's death sparked outrage and caused an uproar in the local community. Human rights groups in Brazil were outside of major urban centers around the country.[24] Without Carvalho's knowing, he got these groups to fight for the journalists' lives that had been taken from them because of their jobs.

Reactions

Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO, said, "Journalists are the voices of the people and when violence is used to silence one of them, society as a whole suffers. I call on the authorities to investigate this crime and bring its perpetrators to court to be punished in keeping with Brazil's legal provisions."[25]

A statement from Committee to Protect Journalists said, "Authorities must take action to combat a press freedom crisis that is violating the right of all Brazilians to be informed, not to mention ending journalists' lives."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gleydson Carvalho. Committee to Protect Journalists. 2015-10-20. August 6, 2015. 2016-06-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602102013/https://cpj.org/killed/2015/gleydson-carvalho.php. live.
  2. Web site: Radio presenter shot dead by two gunmen during live show. Gerard Couzens. 7 August 2015. mirror. 4 April 2018. 25 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230322/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/radio-presenter-shot-dead-two-6210125. live.
  3. Web site: Brazilian anti-corruption radio DJ shot dead live on air. 8 August 2015. Telegraph.co.uk. 4 April 2018. 4 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804151346/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/11791572/Brazilian-anti-corruption-radio-DJ-shot-dead-live-on-air.html. live.
  4. Web site: G1 – Corpo de radialista morto dentro de rádio é sepultado no Ceará – notícias em Ceará. Ceará. 2015-10-20. 2015-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150811014202/http://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/2015/08/corpo-de-radialista-morto-dentro-de-radio-e-sepultado-no-ceara.html. live.
  5. News: Romil . Patel . Brazilian radio DJ Gleydson Carvalho shot dead live on air . International Business Times . August 8, 2015 . 2015-10-20 . 2015-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015181031/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/brazilian-radio-dj-gleydson-carvalho-shot-dead-live-air-1514678 . live .
  6. Web site: Gleydson Carvalho Dies: Brazilian Journalist Dead After Being Shot 5 Times In Radio Booth. Jessica Lucia Roiz. Latin Times. 2016-02-29. 2016-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205114739/http://www.latintimes.com/gleydson-carvalho-dies-brazilian-journalist-dead-after-being-shot-5-times-radio-booth-333687. live.
  7. Web site: Young couple arrested after radio presenter shot dead during live show. Gerard Couzins. 8 August 2015. mirror. 4 April 2018. 25 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925230342/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/young-couple-arrested-after-radio-6216110. live.
  8. Web site: Gleydson Carvalho, Brazilian radio host killed live on air. 8 August 2015. NewsComAu. 29 February 2016. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160229213252/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/prominent-government-critic-and-radio-host-assassinated-during-live-broadcast/news-story/8da4ba68825deadfbb38d72619d6b529. live.
  9. Web site: Seven charged in death of Brazilian radio broadcaster. Global Journalist. 2015-10-20. 2015-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918191141/http://globaljournalist.org/2015/09/seven-charged-in-death-of-brazilian-radio-broadcaster/. live.
  10. Web site: Brazilian radio DJ shot and killed live on air. Consequence of Sound. 2016-02-29. 2016-01-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20160122123642/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/08/brazilian-radio-dj-shot-and-killed-live-on-air/. live.
  11. Web site: Brazilian journalist dies after being shot while hosting radio program. 2016-02-29. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104427/https://cpj.org/2015/08/brazilian-journalist-dies-after-being-shot-while-h.php. live.
  12. Web site: Ashley Lewis . 10 August 2015 . Brazilian DJ shot dead while on air, 2 suspects arrested . dead . NY Daily News . 20 October 2015 . 22 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822024806/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/brazilian-dj-shot-on-air-2-suspects-arrested-2-run-article-1.2320766 .
  13. Web site: MP do Ceará denúncia 7 pessoas por morte de radialista. Estado de Minas. Estado de Minas. 2015-10-20. 2015-09-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911235529/http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/politica/2015/08/27/interna_politica,682592/mp-do-ceara-denuncia-7-pessoas-por-morte-de-radialista.shtml. live.
  14. Web site: Brazilian radio DJ Gleydson Carvalho shot dead live on air. 2016-02-29. 2017-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170424012233/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/brazilian-radio-dj-gleydson-carvalho-165103627.html. live.
  15. Web site: G1 – Vídeo mostra suspeitos de matar radialista no Ceará no local do crime – notícias em Ceará. Ceará.
  16. Web site: Brazilian radio DJ Gleydson Carvalho shot dead live on air. .
  17. Web site: Brazil: Radio Host Slain. Human Rights Watch. 2015-10-20. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072337/http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/08/07/brazil-radio-host-slain. live.
  18. Web site: Radio presenter shot dead while hosting radio programme. Reporters Without Borders. 2015-10-20. August 7, 2015. 2015-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906221241/http://en.rsf.org/bresil-radio-presenter-shot-dead-while-07-08-2015,48207.html. live.
  19. Web site: cpj.org . 2022-09-23 . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923232657/https://cpj.org/data/people/gerardo-ceferino-servian/ . live .
  20. Web site: cpj.org . 2022-09-23 . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923232658/https://cpj.org/data/people/evany-jose-metzker/ . live .
  21. Web site: cpj.org .
  22. Web site: Brazilian radio host shot while on air is the fourth journalist killed in the country this year. Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. 2016-02-29. 2015-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20151020184801/https://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/00-16231-brazilian-radio-host-shot-while-air-fourth-journalist-killed-country-year. live.
  23. Web site: Brazilian anti-corruption radio DJ shot dead live on air. Girendra Persaud. 2016-02-29. 2016-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605024132/http://www.inewsguyana.com/brazilian-anti-corruption-radio-dj-shot-dead-live-on-air/. live.
  24. News: Simon. Romero. Murder of Brazilian Journalist Furthers Alarming Trend. New York Times. August 7, 2015. March 1, 2017. September 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927195816/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/world/americas/murder-of-brazilian-journalist-furthers-alarming-trend.html. live.
  25. Web site: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. UNESCO Press. Director-General denounces murder of Brazilian journalist Gleydson Carvalho. August 12, 2015. 2012-10-20. 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006115836/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/director_general_denounces_murder_of_brazialian_journalist_gleydson_carvalho/#.Viaz2PmrRaQ. live.

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