Overview

• Law student Ana Paula Veloso has been indicted on four murders in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with police calling her a serial killer, as international outlets highlight allegations of poisoning and reports that she tested doses by killing dogs; she denies two of the killings and the inquiry continues.
• In central São Paulo, a man was shot in the head during a robbery near Rua 25 de Março, and an off‑duty military police officer pursued and shot an alleged assailant; a pistol and multiple electronics were recovered, and the case is under investigation.
• Three men were killed in a shooting at a residence in Fortaleza’s Bom Jardim neighborhood, with at least two others wounded; police seized a vehicle believed to be used in the attack and are investigating.
• Verônica da Silva Barreto, 24, died after being shot in the head while passing a barricade in São Gonçalo with her 4‑year‑old on her lap, and the homicide division opened an investigation as police said no operation was underway in the area.
• In Ceará, two men were arrested after the killing of cook Antônia Ione Rodrigues, with investigators probing indications she was targeted after refusing to poison food served to police, and possible links to a criminal faction are being examined.