Police Arrest a Suspect of Brazilian Murder in Nicaragua – International Raynia Gabrielle Lima studied medicine in Nicaragua

Raynia's death has occurred in the country's largest wave of violence since the end of the civil war in 1990. According to the Nicaraguan Association of Human Rights, 448 people died in 100 days of anti-government protests. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which has teams to investigate complaints, has accused police and paramilitary groups of using lethal force to crack down on protesters – including many young scholars erecting barricades. "They shoot to kill," said the executive secretary of the IACHR, an entity linked to the Organization of American States (OAS).

According to Medina, Raynia was returning home with her boyfriend, in separate cars, to the Lomas de Monserrat neighborhood – where senior government officials live. "Three hooded men appeared, with guns of war, who made a sign of arrest.It continued driving and shot at her," said the rector. The boyfriend, who was behind him, got out of his vehicle with his hands up and took Raynia to the military hospital. "Coincidentally, there were three medical students from our university, Raynia's classmates," said Medina. "She fought hours to live, but did not survive the shooting, done with a high-caliber weapon," Medina said.

Raynia died the day after the exclusive interview granted by President Daniel Ortega to the US television channel Fox News, stating that he was ending his third consecutive term in 2021 and that he was no longer in charge. Had no connection with paramilitary groups accused of hundreds of deaths.

On the same day that Raynia was murdered, police and paramilitaries entered Jinotega City – 242 kilometers from the capital, Managua – and killed three people.

The demonstrations in Nicaragua began in mid-April, against a reform of the pension – revoked thereafter. Faced with the brutal repression of protesters, protests continued, this time to demand that international human rights organizations investigate these deaths.

The Ortega government accepted the coming of the IACHR and asked the Catholic Church to negotiate a peace dialogue with sectors of civil society including students, priests, farmers and also entrepreneurs. However, he rejected the report of the IACHR, attributing the majority of deaths to the security forces and paramilitary groups. Ortega also rejected the pacification proposal, which includes the anticipation of the presidential elections, as well as the reforms of the institutions that are progressively controlled by the government

Leader of the Sandinista revolution of 1979, which defeated the dictatorship of Anastsio Somoza, Ortega is even accused by former allies of wanting to install a corrupt and authoritarian political dynasty against which he fought. He was re-elected for the last time in 2016, but the vote – without the presence of international observers – was questioned by the opposition.

On the last day of July 18, following the commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, the OAS adopted a resolution condemning the violence in Nicaragua and calling for early elections. It was adopted by 21 votes in favor, three against and seven abstentions.

After Raynia's death, Itamaraty issued a statement calling for speedy clarification of the crime and condemning the crackdown in Nicaragua. The Brazilian ambassador to Managua was recalled to Brasília for consultations – which, in diplomacy, is a sign of dissatisfaction.

At present, the national dialogue, mediated by the Church, has not resumed and many Nicaraguans cross the border to neighboring Costa Rica to escape repression.