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Arrests, Probes and Security Bill Advance After Deadly Attacks Across Brazil

Congress is fast-tracking a public security amendment to expand federal coordination without removing state control.

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Messias tem sido o principal elo de Lula com evangélicos. Em 2023, o chefe da AGU foi vaiado em uma Marcha Para Jesus realizada em São Paulo
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Overview

  • Police arrested the suspect accused of running over and dragging Taynara Souza Santos on São Paulo’s Marginal Tietê after he allegedly fought officers and was shot in the arm; she remains in grave condition after both legs were amputated.
  • Two men suspected in the killing of Flamengo supporter Fellype Vinhas de Jesus at a bar in the Federal District were detained in Caldas Novas, with investigators seizing a car, the firearm used and cell phones.
  • An attorney was shot dead outside a venue in Belém, where initial police information points to a civil police officer as the suspected shooter, and the Civil Police opened a procedure to examine the circumstances and the officer’s conduct.
  • Foz do Iguaçu recorded five homicides within 48 hours over the weekend, with all cases under investigation by Paraná state authorities.
  • Hugo Motta said he aims to bring the government’s Public Security PEC to a floor vote in the Chamber before the year-end recess, with the proposal defining national guidelines and reinforcing integrated action by security forces.