Incident Summary:

04/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vigil for former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to neo-fascists.

GTD ID:
201804280029

When:
2018-04-28

Country:
Brazil

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Parana

City:
Curitiba

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Vigil for Former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva
Nationality of Target Brazil
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Neo-Fascist extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"1 hurt in 'shooting attack' on vigil for Brazil's Lula," Qatar Tribune, April 29, 2018.
"Brazil police investigating shooting at Lula supporters' camp-out," Reuters UK, April 28, 2018.
"One badly hurt in 'shooting attack' on vigil for Brazil's Lula," France24, April 28, 2018.