Federal District

The Guará Jury Court sentenced João Paulo Teixeira to 29 years, 11 months and 23 days in a closed regime for the murder and dismemberment of Thalita Marques Berquó Ramos in January 2025.

May 10, 2026 Reported by AI

A man was arrested by the Federal District Military Police on Sunday afternoon after shooting another man during an argument in Sobradinho.

The Federal District government ended 2025 with a R$1 billion shortfall in its cash reserves, complicating financial support for the Banco de Brasília (BRB). The state-owned bank faces losses from suspected fraudulent operations with Banco Master, under federal police investigation. Experts say Union assistance will likely be unavoidable to resolve the crisis.

February 21, 2026 Reported by AI

Three bets from the Federal District hit the quina in Mega-Sena contest 2,975, held on February 21. One, with eight numbers from Núcleo Bandeirante, won R$ 109,196.28, while the other two each won R$ 36,000 in Ceilândia and Riacho Fundo. No one matched all six numbers, and the jackpot accumulated to R$ 116 million.

On Saturday night (January 10), a driver collided with two vehicles before striking a lighting pole in Brasília's Setor de Mansões Park Way and fled the scene. No one was injured in the crash. Emergency teams responded to secure the area.

January 05, 2026 Reported by AI

Guilherme Silva Teixeira, 24, was arrested by the Federal District Civil Police for murdering professor João Emmanuel Ribeiro Gonçalves de Moura Carvalho, 32, at a bus stop in Sobradinho II. According to the suspect, the crime happened after he felt offended by a flirt from the victim, though the motive remains under investigation. The brutal attack left the victim agonizing at the scene while the perpetrator went to work.