Airman, 20, Found Dead at Rio’s Afonsos Air Base Guard Post

Overview

• Bruno Guimarães Ferraz was discovered Monday morning, Oct. 13, inside the Afonsos base after starting a guard shift the day before.
• Relatives say he was found in the gatehouse where he was on duty and that the autopsy did not identify a cause of death.
• The Air Force said it opened an administrative procedure, is supporting the family, and is cooperating with police inquiries.
• The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police said no occurrence was registered, highlighting a public discrepancy over how the case is being handled.
• The body was buried Tuesday morning, Oct. 14, in Magé, as the circumstances of the death remain under investigation.