(May 27, 1965 - May 1, 1995)

Date of murder:
May 1, 1995

Scene and circumstances of the crime:

Around 4:00 p.m., inside his home in Vila Jatai, in downtown Rio Verde, Goiás state, Brazil, he was struck by shots fired by Gláucio dos Reis Santa, a Civil Police driver. Ribeiro’s companion, Cimei Cristina de Oliveira, was in the house and witnessed the crime. Santana was accompanied by Joana D’Arc de Souza, a police clerk and wife of Alzemiro José dos Santos, at the time local police chief in Rio Verde.

Probable causes:

Reports appearing in the newspaper Independente on police and official corruption; the denunciation of falsification of signatures in the attendance list at the University of Rio Verde School of Law, and blackmail.

Accused:

Joana D’Arc de Souza and Gláucio dos Reis Santana. Santana confessed to the crime.

Place of birth:

Quatigar, Paraná state, Brazil

Age at death:
29

Marital status:
He lived with Cimei Cristina de Oliveira

Education:
He was studying law at the University of Rio Verde

Occupation/title:
Owner and publisher of the newspaper Independente in Rio Verde, Goiás state, founded in November 1994

Previous activities:
We worked at the Lanche Betel bar