Brazil
Country Intelligence Summary
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Aug. 6, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Brazil
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 29 case(s)
- Control/domination — 18 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 16 case(s)
- Revenge — 15 case(s)
- Fear of exposure — 9 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 35 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 31 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 30 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 22 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 17 case(s)
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Cases in Brazil: Motive — Fear of exposure
Luis Marcello Antonio Ormand Allegedly Murdered by Julia Catermol and Suyani Bréchac, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luis Marcello Antonio Ormand, a 45-year-old Brazilian businessman, was found dead in his apartment after neighbors reported an odor on May 24, 2024. Investigators reported morphine and an anxiolytic in his system, chocolate in his …
State/Province: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | City/Region: Rio de Janeiro | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 17, 2024
View DetailsÍris Rocha de Souza and Márcia Murdered by Cleilton Santana dos Santos, Alfredo Chaves, Espírito Santo, Brazil
In January 2024, the body of Íris Rocha de Souza, a 30-year-old pregnant nurse, was found in Alfredo Chaves, Espírito Santo, Brazil. She had been shot multiple times and was eight months pregnant. Her ex-boyfriend …
State/Province: Espírito Santo, Brazil | City/Region: Alfredo Chaves | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 11, 2024
View DetailsDais Diana Souza e Silva and Davi Silva Samaritano Allegedly Murdered by Diógenes dos Santos Samaritano, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
On March 31, 2019, Dais Diana Souza e Silva was found dead at her residence in Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil. Her husband, Diógenes dos Santos Samaritano, a traffic agent, was accused and convicted of femicide. The …
State/Province: Pará, Brazil | City/Region: Parauapebas | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: March 31, 2019
View DetailsPatrícia Mitier Koike Allegedly Murdered by Altamiro Lopes dos Santos Neto, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On April 9, 2018, Patrícia Mitier Koike, 22, was found dead in a car driven by her boyfriend, Altamiro Lopes dos Santos Neto, 21, in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil. Security footage showed Altamiro nervously trying to …
State/Province: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | City/Region: Nova Iguaçu | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 9, 2018
View DetailsRodrigo Federizzi Disappearance Involving Elen da Silva, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
According to the source, police officer Rodrigo Federizzi disappeared in Curitiba on June 28, 2016, after prolonged marital conflict over 46,000 Brazilian reais missing from a joint account. His wife, Elen da Silva, reportedly claimed …
State/Province: Paraná, Brazil | City/Region: Curitiba | Incident Type: Murder | Date: June 28, 2016
View DetailsIngrid Cásia da Costa Tavares Israel Allegedly Murdered by Antônio Eduardo Souza Nascimento, Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil
Ingrid Israel, a 28-year-old biology graduate and nutrition student, was brutally murdered in her home in Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, on April 20, 2015. The perpetrator, Antônio Eduardo Souza Nascimento, a 20-year-old personal trainer and Ingrid's …
State/Province: Pará, Brazil | City/Region: Ananindeua | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 20, 2015
View DetailsGilcilene Paes Pereira, Izabelli Pereira Laurindo, and others Murdered by Adriano da Conceição de Lima, Gelson Câmara Barreto, and others, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
On May 15, 2014, Gilcilene Paes Pereira, 44, was found brutally murdered outside her home in the Zumbi dos Palmares 4 settlement, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Her 10-year-old daughter, Izabelli, was missing and later found …
State/Province: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | City/Region: Campos dos Goytacazes | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: May 15, 2014
View DetailsMarcus Mattson Disappearance Involving Alice, Brazil
In 2012, Brazilian businessman Marcus Mattson disappeared shortly before a billion-dollar sale of his family company. His wife Alice initially reported that he had gone to a business meeting, but security footage showed Marcus entering …
State/Province: São Paulo, Brazil | City/Region: São Paulo | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 19, 2012
View DetailsBianca Maria Ribeiro Consuli and Frida Murdered by Sandro, São Paulo, Brazil
Bianca Maria Ribeiro Consuli was found dead in her São Paulo home on September 13, 2011, after suffering a violent struggle, strangulation, and suffocation involving a plastic bag. The source describes longstanding conflict between Bianca …
State/Province: São Paulo, Brazil | City/Region: São Paulo | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Sept. 13, 2011
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