They would have to kill us all to destroy our movement and they cant. I dont get that cold feeling anymore. I am no longer afraid of dying.Chico Mendes November 1988 Chico Mendes the charismatic founder of the Brazilian rubber tappers union was murdered by a hired assassin on 22 December 1988. As a trade union leader he won international acclaim for his role in the nonviolent campaign to protect the Amazon rainforest on which the rubber tappers depend for their livelihood. In Fight for the For