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Brazil Weekend Crashes and Shootouts Leave Multiple Dead as Arrests Follow in Drunk-Driving and Suspected Street Racing Cases

Intoxication or suspected street racing emerge as common threads, with arrests and preventive detention advancing as police and forensic teams continue their work.

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Overview

  • In Itaiópolis (SC), a 10‑month‑old died hours after a Gol–Amarok collision that also killed her parents, with highway police indicating the pickup invaded the opposite lane and classifying the case as culpable homicide.
  • In São Vicente (SP), businessman Ruy Barboza Neto had his arrest maintained after an Audi Q5 crash killed three women, with a clinical exam cited by police confirming intoxication despite his refusal of a breath test.
  • In João Pessoa (PB), a suspect linked to a head‑on collision that killed a four‑month‑old had his custody converted to preventive detention, as police reported signs of alcohol use and found cans in the vehicle.
  • In Manaus (AM), police suspect a street race on Avenida do Turismo before a three‑vehicle crash that left two dead and six injured, and the Amarok driver was arrested in flagrante after a negative breath test.
  • In São Paulo and Rio, separate public‑order actions continued, with one man killed after allegedly pointing a gun at officers during a Vila Sônia pursuit and reinforced patrols deployed in Acari after reported exchanges of gunfire.