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Brazilian Model, 29, Dies in 13th-Floor Fall in Rio as Boyfriend Dies in Custody in Suspected Femicide

The case sharpens Brazil's focus on rising femicide.

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.