The journalist who contributed to two radio stations, Gazeta and Jacuípe, where he focused on corruption reporting which he also posted on social media, was shot dead in the area of Chapada of the Riachão do Jacuípe town, Bahía state. According to local media reports, four gunmen burst into his home in early hours and shot him. Araújo was well known for his publications on corruption involving officials at various levels of the Administration in his region.