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Djalma Santos da Conceição, also known as Djalma Batata, (ca. 1961-21 May, 2015), a radio host for RCA RM community radio in  Brazil,


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Personal
Djalma Santos da Conceição, also known as Djalma Batata, was born in Conceição da Feira, Brazil in 1961. When he was not at the radio station, Santos spend his time at a bar in Conceição da Feira. This is where he was taken and held captive.

His younger years are quite unknown through society but his brother Umberto Santos was one of the few people that stepped forward with their name. Most of Santos family wished to remain unnamed.

On May 22nd 2015 he was pronounced dead at the age of 55.





Career
The Brazilian radio host for RCA FM community radio was prominent in the morning hours. His outspoken nature lead people to fear for his overall safety. Santos da Conceição was best known as "Acorda Cidade" (or Wake Up!) He was a radio host for 15 years before the end of his life. He was known around the small town in Brazil for being controversial over the radit. He often denounced drug trafficking and the people within organized crime groups.

He began investigating the death of a teen through the radio station that brought forward a lot of attention to him personally. People watched him from all over his small town and him bringing this to attention of the public caused some to be worried for his safety.





Death
He disappeared on 2015/05/21 in Governador Mangabeira. He was missing for almost 24 hours when someone found him the next morning in Conceição da Feira. His current status is that he was Found (Deceased)

The cause of his death was not hidden from the public. He was taken captive by three hooded gunman from a bar on 5/22/2015. When he was found in a field the next morning it was found that he was also shot. He was shot at least 15 times. The areas where he had been shot in the leg, chest, abdomen, and face. Police found 25 capsules at the scene where his body was found. This included 0.40, 0.45 and 0.380 capsules There were also signs of torture .The right eye had been gouged out. His tongue had been cut off.







Context
Brazil is known for one of the highest journalist related deaths in the world. It is known that they are among the top 10 for journalist related deaths. Before Santos da Conceição, other journalists had been shot and tortured around this area. He spoke openly about his dislike and the people who took him most likely wanted to make sure that he was going to stay quiet.





Impact
The torture and deaths are changing the way that different countries regulate crime. There is now a protection to journalists in areas where it is needed around the country. Santos da Conceição's death caused an outrage that was fueled by the death of other radio hosts and journalists, leading to this protection.



This protection is now known asInternational Declaration on the Protection of Journalists. Throughout the creation of this document it was outlined with existing international ideas of journalist safety to ensure maximum safety for the journalists in the area. Its final goal is to reduce the risks of journalism in the news world.

Reactions
People in the area that listened to his radio station knew who he was. When the news war heard, the reaction was initially sadness for the loss in the family.

Some people like those included in his family, reacted in a way where they weren't surprised it happened, because of the way he spoke on the radio

Another eight journalists were killed in the same dates as Santos da Conceição, this lead to leaders sending out respects and promises to find the murderers that caused their death.