The presenter for N3 TV was shot dead in Teixeira de Freitas, north east of Bahía state. Lopes was driving a car owned by the TV station and had just dropped off a colleague, Djalma Ferreira, at her home when he was fatally shot by two men in another car.
Lopes, who was co-manager of N3 TV , also anchored the news programme called A Tarde.
Source: INSI