José Cláudio and Maria murder
- 2 people died.José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo, killed 24 May 2011.
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo were killed on 24 May 2011 in Nova Ipixuna, Pará, Brazil. They had opposed illegal logging and charcoal production in a sustainable-use settlement.
As stated in the case table; sentencing dates and court are not given.
Status As of the latest dated entry in the record (2019): the gunmen and the person who ordered the killing had been sentenced; the latter was described as a fugitive, and one convicted ranch owner was reported released and returned to prison in 2019.
- José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo — Killed on 24 May 2011.
What happened
José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo were killed on 24 May 2011 in Nova Ipixuna, in the state of Pará, Brazil.
The record describes what they opposed as illegal logging and charcoal production in the Praialta-Piranheira agro-extractive settlement, a sustainable-use settlement (PDS).
The case table records that the gunmen received prison sentences of 42 to 45 years, and that the person who ordered the killing received a 60-year sentence and was a fugitive. The same table also lists the killing among cases in which two ranch owners who ordered it were convicted, one of whom was released and returned to prison in 2019.
The record gives the time to conviction of the man who ordered the killing as about 5 years, with appeals running 14 years or more.
- 2011José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo killed on 24 May in Nova Ipixuna, Pará
How it looked
Shown
Recorded
- Gunmen sentenced to 42–45 years in prison; the person who ordered the killing sentenced to 60 years and a fugitive.
- About 5 years to convict the man who ordered the killing; appeals running 14 years or more.
In court and with insurers
Lawsuits and rulings
- Claimant wonProsecution of the gunmenNot stated in the record · Criminal · → The gunmen
The gunmen received prison sentences of 42 to 45 years.
- Claimant wonProsecution of the person who ordered the killingNot stated in the record · Criminal · → The person who ordered the killing (named in the record as Moreira)
The person who ordered the killing received a 60-year sentence and was described as a fugitive. The record gives the time to conviction as about 5 years, with appeals running 14 years or more.
Insurers
What nature saw
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What we don't know
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The case table describes two ranch owners as convicted of ordering the killing, one of whom was released and returned to prison in 2019, while another entry names a single person who ordered it (Moreira) as a fugitive. The two descriptions are not reconciled in the record.
Did the harm stop?
the sources reviewed give no information on whether the illegal logging and charcoal production in the settlement stopped after the killings.
Who paid?
Two people were killed; the sources reviewed give no compensation or other payment.