Bahia revises protectionprogram aftermurder ofMaeBernadete
The state government of Bahia is reviewing all protocols for the protection of human rights activists following the murder of Maria Bernadete Pacifico, also known as Mae Bernadete. The Candomble priestess and quilombo leader was killed last Thursday (Aug. 17) inside her home in the Pitanga dos Palmares quilombo, in the municipality of Simes Filho.
