Overview
- Ana Luiza Mateus was found dead after a fall from the 13th floor of a building in Barra da Tijuca, and police are treating the case as suspected femicide.
- Officers detained her boyfriend, Endreo Lincoln Ferreira da Cunha, who was later found dead in his cell by apparent suicide using a piece of clothing, according to police.
- Investigators describe a three‑month relationship marked by controlling behavior and what they called pathological jealousy, based on testimonies and messages.
- Police say the suspect used his brother's ID during detention, declared himself 'guilty' without a direct confession, and may have manipulated the scene before forensic teams arrived.
- The Miss Cosmo Brasil organization issued a public tribute and called for action on violence against women as homicide detectives continue forensic analyses and re‑interview witnesses.