Rio Police Investigate Feminicide After Woman, 30, Found Dead in Cerro-Corá

Overview

• The ex-partner, Bruno Lira de Lima, turned himself in Sunday and police executed three open warrants, including one tied to a 2023 femicide in Fortaleza.
• Investigators later found Monalisa de Amorim Pereira dead inside a house linked to him in the Cerro-Corá community in Rio’s South Zone.
• Forensic teams examined the scene, and the 9th Police Station in Catete is leading the feminicide inquiry with further steps underway.
• Relatives had reported her missing Saturday and described a relationship marked by assaults and pursuit after he was expelled from Rocinha.
• She was from Fortaleza, had recently moved to Rocinha, and leaves two children, and police are assessing a preliminary suspicion of strangulation.