Overview

• Helionei Araújo de Moura, 53, had his in‑flagrante arrest converted to preventive custody after a custody hearing, according to the Amazonas court.
• A forensic examiner reported no braking marks and excessive speed in the Manaus chase that killed 73‑year‑old Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Mergulhão, with witnesses describing a failed attempt to attack the driver before police intervened.
• In Pará, a bus rented for municipal patient transport overturned near Garrafão do Norte, killing 79‑year‑old José Nascimento Ribeiro; driver Alex da Cunha Oliveira fled and was arrested in flagrante.
• In São Luís, a beer delivery truck on a steep street ran over two children waiting for São Cosme e Damião sweets; both died later and the driver was detained.
• Police in Manaus are also investigating a BMW crash linked to influencer Pai Maycon that injured two people after the driver left the scene, with the owner saying he had lent the car to a friend.