Santo Amaro Councilman and Aide Fatally Shot at Family Farm in Bahia

Overview

• Gleiber da Mota Fernandes, 37, known as Gleiber Júnior, and aide Diego Castro Reis, 23, were found shot on Nov. 9 at a rural property owned by the councilman’s family in Santo Amaro.
• Civil Police report no identified suspects or established motive; the Delegacia Territorial de Santo Amaro is conducting the investigation.
• Military Police secured the scene, the Technical Police Department completed forensic work, and the bodies were taken to the Santo Amaro Legal Medical Institute.
• The municipal government decreed three days of official mourning, and both the Avante party and the City Council issued notes of condolence.
• Hours before the killings, both victims appeared at a social event documented on social media, a detail included as investigators piece together the timeline.