Homicides
Police lethality in SP hits record at end of 2025
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São Paulo's Public Security Secretariat released 2025 data showing 834 deaths by police, with the fourth quarter recording 276 victims, the highest since 2015. While homicides fell 4% statewide to 2,527, the capital saw a 6% rise to 530 cases. Experts criticize the rising lethality trend under Governor Tarcísio de Freitas's administration.
National Police have detained a 49-year-old man in Leganés as the alleged perpetrator of the homicide of his 53-year-old brother, who was stabbed in their home. The incident occurred on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. following a call reporting a heated argument. This marks the third death by stabbing in the Madrid region during this Christmas period.
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National Police are investigating the discovery of a woman's body, around 30 years old, with multiple stab wounds in an empty lot in northern Málaga. The body was found by a passerby near the Palma-Palmilla police station and remains unidentified. Homicide investigators have taken over the case as an autopsy is conducted.