{"id":69304,"date":"2022-02-12T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T13:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=69304"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:21:37","slug":"the-brutal-murder-of-a-young-congolese-refugee-in-rio-de-janeiro-as-an-expression-of-brazilian-racism-and-xenophobia-voicesfromsocialmedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=69304","title":{"rendered":"The Brutal Murder of a Young Congolese Refugee in Rio de Janeiro as an Expression of Brazilian Racism and Xenophobia #VoicesFromSocialMedia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Be it anonymous, from activists, soccer players or artists, the sentiment that echoes in the streets and on digital platforms is a single one: #JusticeForMo\u00efse<\/a>. The murder of the young Congolese refugee<\/a> at his workplace, the Tropic\u00e1lia Kiosk, in broad daylight on Barra da Tijuca<\/a> beach in Rio de Janeiro, caused immense outrage and consternation. The hashtag was one of the most common on social media in Brazil in recent weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Set fire to the racists” banner during an act in remembrance of Mo\u00efse Kabagambe, organized by Youth Uprising in the early hours of Thursday, February 3. Photo: Rede Brasil Atual<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On January 24, Mo\u00efse Mugenyi Kabagambe, 24, was immobilized and beaten to death at the kiosk where he worked, the Tropic\u00e1lia, at Barra da Tijuca’s beachfront Post 8. The men who murdered<\/a> Kabagambe are Alesson Cristiano de Oliveira Fonseca, also known as \u201cDezenove\u201d; Brendon Alexander Luz da Silva<\/a>, known as \u201cTotta\u201d; and F\u00e1bio Pirineus da Silva, known as \u201cBelo.\u201d The three men also worked in the surrounding area: two in Barra beach stands and the other, Totta, a Jiu-jitsu fighter, as a cook at the kiosk next to Tropic\u00e1lia, the Biruta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The three suspects were transferred from Rio Capital’s Homicide Department’s holding cells to the Jos\u00e9 Frederico Marques Penitentiary. Photo: Gabriel de Paiva\/Ag\u00eancia O Globo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As reported by his family, Kabagambe was murdered after having gone to collect late unpaid wages<\/a>. The total was for two days worked at the Tropic\u00e1lia Kiosk: R$200 (US$38). Kiosk owner Carlos F\u00e1bio da Silva testified to the Civil Police on February 1, denying he owed Kabagambe any money but confirming the young man sometimes worked as a day laborer at Tropic\u00e1lia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Human rights commissions from the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), the Rio de Janeiro State Legislative Assembly (ALERJ), and the Chamber of Deputies meet with the Kabagambe family. Photo: Dani Monteiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This case is yet another that lays bare the violence through which Brazil was built and consolidated: racism<\/a>, xenophobia<\/a>, exploitation of workers<\/a>, and job insecurity. The punches and blows that killed Kabagambe were the intersection of all of this. One anonymous user on Twitter expressed their outrage:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Justi\u00e7a por Mo\u00efse Kabamgabe, mais um jovem preto morto brutalmente em um pa\u00eds que replica os mesmos comportamentos desumanos e escravistas do passado, o pa\u00eds onde o preto vai atr\u00e1s de seus direitos como trabalhador e n\u00e3o volta para casa. #justicaparaMoise<\/a> #MoiseKabamgabe<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/z12RQ68Ud7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 kah \u2022 📖: lend\u00e1rios (@kah_gms_) February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n