Cándido Figueredo Ruíz

Cándido Figueredo Ruíz is a journalist for the Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color from Pedro Juan Caballero, Amambay Department, Paraguay.

He has received multiple threats against his life for his work in exposing organized crime, drug smuggling across the Brazilian border, and corruption in Paraguay.

[1] Candido Figueredo Ruiz was born and raised in the town of Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, where he continues to live and work while being hidden from criminals who want to kill him for exposing their operations.

[6] At least three journalists in Paraguay were murdered for revealing the intelligence they had on drug trafficking, sand mining, or any other criminal activity related to organized crime.

[6][7] Due to his reporting on cartels and drug traffickers, Candido Figueredo Ruiz has been forced to live a secluded life in his home town with constant police surveillance just to keep him safe from those he exposed.