On July 16, the Secretary General of the Biofilm Workers Union (El Sindicato de Trabajadores de Biofilm, SINTRABIOFILM), Daniel T. Polo Lidueña received death threats via several WhatsApp messages. Lidueña was told that if he wanted war then he would receive it. The messages went on to threaten Lidueña and his family. The unidentified messenger made allusions to Lidueña’s family, hoping to intimidate him, and warned him that he could be disappeared. At that point Lidueña decided to block the number and report it to the authorities. SINTRABIOFILM has been the target of various threats over the years and has been included on several lists of highestrisk unions in the Department of Bolivar.