It was in 1984 that the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission's local adviser Liao Chun-ming and the deputy chairman of the Brazilian Chinese Association Chien Tang-chiang were both assassinated. After that the community was plagued with rumors and everyone feared for their own safety.
也就在民國七十三年間，僑委會派駐當地的僑務顧問廖俊明和巴西中華會館副主席錢塘江先後遇害，一時僑社風聲鶴唳，人人自危。