Police violence

Two bricklayers were killed by military police during an operation on Wednesday in São Gonçalo. The brother of one victim was detained after protesting at the scene.

April 07, 2026 Iniulat ng AI

São Paulo's Public Ministry (MPSP), through Gaesp, opened a procedure on Monday (6) to probe the death of Thawanna da Silva Salmázio, 31, shot by a military police officer during an approach in Cidade Tiradentes, east side of the capital, in the early hours of April 3. Soldier Yasmin Cursino Ferreira, 21, fired at the housemaid, who lay on the asphalt for 45 minutes before aid arrived. Police and witness accounts differ on prior aggression.