President of Mozambique 
Mr. Daniel Chapo 
Avenue Julius Nyerere 
Maputo
MOZAMBIQUE 

e-mails:	gabinetedeimprensa.pr@gmail.com;
	info@danielchapo.org.mz 


Dijk en Waard, July 2025

Your Excellency,   

I am writing You as a person who is concerned with the respect of Human Rights, therefore I like to express my great concern about the attempted murder of 

JOEL AMARAL

Joel Amaral, also known as MC Trufafá. is an artist and national mobilizer for opposition politician Venâncio Mondlane, who is now in hospital under medical observation. 
On 13 April 2025, Joel Amaral was shot by unidentified men while returning home from church. He was struck by two bullets, one of them to the head, and rushed to Quelimane Central Hospital in critical condition. 

Joel Amaral became widely known in 2023 for producing viral songs in support of the opposition. Since the beginning of post-electoral protests in October 2024, there has been a growing pattern of targeted abductions and attacks against opposition supporters. The attempted murder of Joel Amaral fits this alarming trend.  
I call on you to ensure that while Joel Amaral continues to recover in hospital, his attempted murder is promptly and independently investigated and to ensure his safety within and outside the hospital.  

I thank You for Your attention in this very important matter, I am looking forward to Your reply and positive news about Joel Amaral.

Yours sincerely and respectfully,