Overview

• At a custody hearing at the Fórum Henoch Reis, Judge Careen Aguiar Fernandes converted the in‑the‑act arrest into preventive detention to ensure the investigation and future application of the law.
• Suspect Helionei Araújo de Moura, 53, was presented at the DEHS and will answer for homicide following the fatal incident on Avenida Padre João Ribeiro.
• Security cameras show a red car chasing and ramming a motorcycle before striking pedestrian Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Mergulhão, 73, who was walking with her 15‑year‑old grandson and died at the scene.
• Forensic expert Denizio Júnior reported no skid marks and said the vehicle traveled well above the 40 km/h limit, concluding the car was used as a weapon.
• The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with no confirmed identity or condition, and homicide investigators continue to analyze the CCTV and scene evidence.