Justice Orders Preventive Detention for Soldier Who Shot Woman in Cariré

Overview

• A military police soldier, Caio Filizola de Paiva, shot and killed Luena Rocha Melo at a Cariré gas station during an argument on Monday and was initially held then released after an audiência de custódia.
• The Ministério Público appealed the release and the Vara Única da Comarca de Cariré issued a preventive detention order that was executed by the 3º Batalhão, returning the soldier to custody in Sobral on Wednesday.
• Police Civil investigators obtained security-camera footage and a witness statement that do not show any attempt by the victim to seize the officer's weapon, contradicting his account of the shooting.
• The service pistol registered to the Polícia Militar do Ceará was seized and reported to show the barrel raised in a way investigators say indicates manipulation of the firing mechanism.
• The Controladoria Geral de Disciplina opened an administrative investigation and placed the soldier on preventive leave while the judge cited signs of intoxication, ongoing psychiatric treatment and prior complaints of violence to justify detention.