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Flooded Water Plant Cuts Supply in Paraíba as Violent Weekend Prompts Arrests Across Brazil

Authorities face twin strains on water supply alongside public safety.

Overview

  • Cagepa says water service will return in stages after Rio Gramame floodwater swamped the Gramame raw‑water pumping station and forced an emergency power shutdown, with generators and pumps brought in to drain and restart the site.
  • Luan Henrique Silva de Almeida, accused of killing his 8‑year‑old stepson, was shot dead inside an ambulance on the São Paulo coast, and police registered the case as homicide and are searching for the gunman.
  • A shooting at a Congado street celebration in Uberlândia left two brothers dead and three bystanders wounded, and police are probing whether the attack ties to earlier disputes between those involved.
  • Police in Guarulhos arrested a suspect after a 64‑year‑old woman with schizophrenia was found dead at home, and the case was recorded as rape and suspicious death with forensic exams pending.
  • In separate cases under investigation, a femicide suspect was jailed in Barrinha after the shooting death of Fabiana Cristina Batista despite a protective order, and cities such as Feira de Santana and Divinolândia de Minas reported fresh homicides without arrests so far.