The radio presenter at Rádio Pérola FM was gunned down by an unidentified armed man on a motorbike who shot him in the back as he arrived at the radio studio located in the state of Pára in northern Brazil for his morning show, Show da Peróla.

According to family sources,Jairo Sousa who was known for his outspoken criticism against corruption and organised crime, had received threatening calls shortly before his killing.