Santo Amaro Councilor and Aide Found Shot Dead at Family Property in Bahia

Overview

• Gleiber da Mota Fernandes, 37, known as Gleiber Júnior, and his aide, Diego Castro Reis, 23, were killed by gunfire at a rural sítio owned by the councilor’s family in Santo Amaro.
• Military Police secured the site while the Technical Police Department conducted forensic work and sent the bodies to the Santo Amaro IML.
• The Civil Police in Santo Amaro are carrying out diligences and interviews and are seeking camera footage and witnesses to clarify the case.
• Local authorities decreed three days of official mourning, and the Avante party issued a note of condolence.
• Hours before the killings, both men attended a party and posted photos on social media, with no connection to a motive established by investigators.