30/10/2025 – On Thursday (30), a man accused of leading a Rio de Janeiro criminal faction was arrested in downtown São Paulo after being identified by the city’s Smart Sampa facial recognition system. Metropolitan Civil Guard officers located and detained him on Rua 25 de Março amid heavy foot traffic. According to Rio police, the suspect headed a hacker ring responsible for an estimated R$70 million in losses from public exam fraud schemes that sold leaked test materials through fake prep courses. Wanted since 2022, he had an active arrest warrant for criminal association, copyright violations, and money laundering, issued by Niterói’s 1st Criminal Court. Investigators believe he may have fled Rio before a major police operation in the Penha and Alemão complexes.
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01/11/2025 – On Saturday night (1st), a 20-year-old woman, Beatriz Munhos, was shot in the head and killed during a robbery in Sapopemba, East São Paulo. She was with her father and boyfriend, having traveled from Sorocaba to deliver a drone to a supposed buyer. Two men on a motorcycle approached, pretending to be the buyers before announcing the robbery. Beatriz sprayed pepper spray at one of them, who responded by shooting her at close range. The assailants fled with a cellphone. The case was registered as latrocínio (robbery resulting in death) at the 69th Police Precinct, which is investigating the suspects’ identities and whereabouts.
02/11/2025 – In the early hours of Sunday (2), military police arrested a man caught stealing from a house on Rua Albertina de Souza in the Barra Funda neighborhood, West Zone. Officers responded to a call about a burglary in progress and found the suspect inside the residence with stolen wires and equipment. He was taken to the 91st Police District, where he was formally charged with theft and placed under arrest.
02/11/2025 – On Sunday (2), a pedestrian was shot in the leg during a gunfight between police and armed robbers near Avenida Giovanni Gronchi, in the Paraisópolis area. The confrontation began after four suspects robbed a couple, stealing their phones and wedding rings—one attacker even biting the victim’s hand to remove her ring. Police located two motorcycles linked to the crime, prompting the suspects to open fire. One assailant was killed, another wounded, and two escaped. The injured pedestrian was airlifted to Hospital das Clínicas, and the case is under investigation by both Civil and Military Police.
02/11/2025 – On Sunday night (2), military police arrested a man wanted for attempted femicide after responding to reports of a woman screaming for help on Rua Guaracica, in Vila Curuçá, east zone. Officers found the suspect assaulting his ex-partner, who had visible facial and bodily injuries. She told police he had lured her to meet him before attacking and threatening to kill her. The man initially gave false names but was identified as a fugitive wanted for criminal association. He was arrested for attempted femicide, identity fraud, and on the outstanding warrant, and taken to the 63rd Police District. The victim was hospitalized at Tide Setúbal Hospital.
02/11/2025 – On Sunday (2), a couple of São Paulo military police officers were found dead inside their home in the Lajeado neighborhood, in the East Zone. According to preliminary findings, the 33-year-old male officer shot and killed his 32-year-old partner before taking his own life. Both bodies were discovered on the floor with bloodstains nearby, and two firearms were recovered at the scene. There were no signs of forced entry, and investigators are working to determine the motive. Forensic teams were called in, and the case is being treated as a murder-suicide.
02/11/2025 – A social media influencer known as the “human Barbie” was found dead on Sunday night (2) inside a house in the Lapa district, West Zone. Police found her with injuries to the eye and back, wearing only underwear. The death is being investigated as suspicious. According to reports, she had spent the day with a man who said they used drugs together before she fell asleep and stopped breathing. Emergency services were called, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The body was sent for autopsy and toxicology tests. The influencer, who had undergone dozens of surgeries to resemble a doll, had hundreds of thousands of followers online. The case remains under investigation.
03/11/2025 – In the early hours of Sunday (3), São Paulo military police dismantled a gang specializing in home invasions and freed hostages held captive in a house in Vila Guilherme, in the north zone. Officers from the 5th Metropolitan Battalion noticed suspicious activity at the residence and surrounded the area, arresting three suspects — one with links to the First Capital Command (PCC). Inside, they found the victims, including a child with disabilities, restrained and threatened with a knife while the suspects looted the property. Police recovered 288,000 reais in cash and burglary tools. The three men were taken to the 73rd Police District and remain in custody.
03/11/2025 – On Monday (3), in Grajaú, in the southern zone of São Paulo, the Civil Police arrested the tenth suspect involved in the execution of former delegate Ruy Ferraz Fontes. The execution took place on September 15 in Praia Grande, on Avenida Dr. Roberto de Almeida Vinhas. The victim was killed by 12 rifle shots after being pursued in his car. The suspect, who had prior criminal records, was apprehended in possession of a firearm.
04/11/2025 – On Tuesday (4), São Paulo Civil Police launched Operation Mobile Strike to dismantle a network specialized in reselling stolen cell phones. Around 110 officers executed 28 search warrants and five temporary arrest orders in São Paulo, Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Mauá, and Suzano, arresting three suspects. The group, which sold between 20 and 30 devices per day, operated through fake businesses such as a bar on Rua Cásper Líbero used as a cover for its activities, including exports abroad. After three months of investigation and data analysis, the Deic targeted the network’s financial and logistical core to weaken the illegal cellphone resale chain.
05/11/2025 – In the early hours of Wednesday (5), São Paulo Military Police officers arrested a man in the act for stealing over R$80,000 worth of medication from a pharmacy on Avenida Morumbi, in the South Zone. After a COPOM alert, officers set up a perimeter and located the getaway car on Avenida Ibirapuera. The driver ignored the order to stop but was captured following a chase under the Santa Generosa Viaduct. Inside the vehicle, police found a crowbar and several stolen medicines, including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. The suspect confessed to committing the theft with two accomplices who escaped on motorcycles and said he would receive R$3,000 for transporting the goods to Rua Major Diogo. He was taken to the 27th Police District, where he remains in custody.
05/11/2025 – On Wednesday (5), police arrested three men in the act of burglarizing a commercial establishment on Avenida Dona Belmira Marin, in the Grajaú neighborhood, south São Paulo. Officers from the 27th Metropolitan Military Police Battalion responded after a report was received by the operations center and found the suspects inside the store. Two backpacks containing stolen items and burglary tools—including glass panels, lock parts, cables, knives, and saws—were seized. The suspects were taken to a medical unit and then to the 101st Police Precinct, where they underwent forensic examination. All three remain in custody awaiting judicial proceedings.
05/11/2025 – On Wednesday (5), military police discovered a house used to store drugs on Rua 25 de Setembro, in the Vila União neighborhood, eastern São Paulo. While inspecting a group of four residences, officers noticed a strong smell of marijuana coming from an unoccupied house. Through the window, they saw several bags containing what appeared to be narcotics. Inside, police seized 3.35 kg of marijuana, 1.06 kg of cocaine, and 152 g of “lança-perfume,” along with notes and spreadsheets linked to drug trafficking. The case is being handled by the 63rd Police Precinct.
05/11/2025 – On Wednesday (5), six armed assailants invaded a house in Pinheiros, west São Paulo, taking several people hostage and stealing jewelry, luxury watches, handbags, a phone, and a car. The vehicle was later recovered in Jabaquara, in the city’s south zone. The victims, aged 16 to 62, were bound with tape but not injured. The case was recorded as residential robbery, and police are reviewing security footage to identify the perpetrators.
05/11/2025 – On Wednesday evening (5), the Military Police arrested a man involved in a robbery against employees of a security company. The police located the individual on Rua Venceslau Brás after victims reported being held up by three criminals. The arrested suspect was recognized by the victims and confessed to the crime. He is also being investigated for another robbery that occurred in August.
05/11/2025 – Two teenagers invaded a condominium in Perdizes, West Zone, on Wednesday afternoon (5), and robbed residents of jewelry, cash, and cell phones. Following a tip-off, the Military Police apprehended one teenager at the entrance and a second one inside an apartment, who was being restrained by residents. The third accomplice managed to escape. The recovered stolen goods were valued at approximately R$ 20,000.
05/11/2025 – The suspect in the murder of physical instructor Arinaldo Tadeu de Oliveira da Silva (59) was arrested in the act on Wednesday (5), in Capão Redondo, South Zone, while attempting to commit another robbery. Subsequently identified by police for robbery followed by murder, he is the presumed perpetrator of the events that occurred on October 30, 2025, in Santo Amaro: the victim was fatally shot in the neck after attempting to defend a friend from assault during a robbery.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday (6), former PT state deputy Paulo Frateschi was fatally stabbed by his son during a family dispute at their home in western São Paulo. The ex-parliamentarian was struck twice and taken to Hospital das Clínicas, where he died; his wife was also injured while trying to intervene. The son was arrested at the scene. Frateschi, a founding member of the Workers’ Party and former secretary under Marta Suplicy, was known for his political activism and friendship with President Lula.
06/11/2025 – A man, who was subject to a violated protective order, invaded his ex-partner’s home by jumping the wall on the morning of Thursday (6), in a neighborhood in the South Zone of São Paulo. He assaulted and threatened the victim at her residence. Furthermore, he was already under investigation for the separate crime of illegal confinement of a 15-year-old teenager. The Military Police, called to the scene, found the man sleeping and arrested him for bodily injury, threats, and violation of the protective order.
