New Year’s Celebrations Across Brazil Marred by Killings, Stabbings and Arrests

Overview

• Three people were killed and three wounded in Itambé, Bahia, after a man opened fire at a Réveillon party before being shot dead by an off‑duty military police officer, authorities said.
• Crowded settings saw further violence, including two people stabbed during an attempted robbery inside Salvador’s Campinas de Pirajá metro station and four gunshot victims reported after a New Year party in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro.
• Domestic and interpersonal disputes turned deadly or severe, with a party host suspected in a fatal stabbing in Lagoa Formosa (MG), a quiosque worker killed in Caraguatatuba (SP), a neighbor fatally stabbed while intervening in Itirapina (SP), a 20‑year‑old slain while breaking up a quarrel in Macapá (AP), and a homicide following a post‑midnight fight in Campo Grande (MS).
• Sexual‑violence cases prompted swift action as police detained an 18‑year‑old Venezuelan on suspicion of abusing an 8‑year‑old in Manaus, arrested a father on a preventive warrant in Amapá after daughters’ reports, and executed arrests in Sergipe and Roraima tied to assaults against minors.
• Investigations note contested accounts, with an ex‑partner in Porto Alegre and a vigilante in Guarujá both claiming legitimate defense, while separate probes led to preventive arrests in Jacobina (BA) and multiple custody and forensic procedures across states.