Dilma Ferreira Silva was killed with her husband, Claudionor Costa da Silva, and her friend Hilton Lopes. The murder took place in the house of Ferreira, in the neighbourhood of La Merced. Ferreira was one of the people affected by the hydroelectric company Tucuruí and was responsible for coordinating the movement of people affected by dams.

According to the information gathered at the same location, on Thursday 21 February it was reported that: At 00:00 hours, five people came to Ferreira's house. Soon after, the neighbors heard very loud music. The noise continued throughout the night and became strange because it was not the habit of the couple.

The next morning, the school bus went to Ferreira, who worked as a community school monitor. Upon arriving there, they found the entire house on its feet and three corpses tied, with its mouth covered and dead.

The causes of the crime are still unknown, as, despite the long history of threats against activists in the region, the anti-dam movement had no record of the threats received by Ferreira. The area in which they lived was achieved through occupation, but was already regulated by the Brazilian ministry of rural development. The police called the murder "execution", which has already been arrested. They have not arrested any suspects.

According to data from the Terrestrial Pastoral Committee (CPT) closest to small Brazilian farmers, Ferreira is the first right-wing activist killed in the Amazon in 2019.

Fighting woman

The construction of the Tucurui reservoir affected Ferreira and her family. It is the third largest hydroelectric plant in Brazil, inaugurated in 1984, during the military dictatorship. The different phases of its implementation have affected nearly 40,000 people.

Tucuruí became a representative case of the destruction caused by the Amazon energy model. The 2010 report of the National Human Rights Council showed that the construction of dams in Brazil is a systematic violation of human rights. "When the hydropower plant opened its doors, it took it all away," Dilma Ferreira said in an interview published in 2011 Amazonia.org in which he said the nuclear power plant had run out of white.

While Tucurui generates great wealth, many of the affected families lack electricity. The majority of those affected have not received any kind of declaration or compensation, and have been fighting for it for more than 30 years. In this context, Dilma Ferreira Silva entered the movement of organizing families affected by the dam.

He was coordinator of the region of the Movement since 2005. In 2011, Presa participated in the Meeting of Affected Women and brought together over 500 people in Brasilia.

Last Friday the Ekozinemaldia, which is to be held in several localities of Euskal Herria, began and held a concentration in favor of the entrepreneur.