Police Probe Trafficking Link in Killing of PM Major’s Daughter in Rio

Overview

• The victim, Naysa Kayllany da Costa Borges Nogueira, died after arriving at the Jardim Novo UPA with multiple injuries consistent with beating, according to Military Police from the 14th BPM.
• The Civil Police Homicide Division is leading the case, conducting diligences and seeking witnesses, and no suspects or arrests have been reported.
• Police say she worked at a scrapyard allegedly tied to drug traffickers in the Jardim Novo/Realengo area and are examining whether an alleged diversion of money motivated the assault.
• Investigators have ruled out feminicide, and authorities report that two other women were also assaulted but survived.
• Her body was released by the medical examiner, with burial set for Wednesday at Cemitério Jardim da Saudade Sulacap, as her father, Major Neyfson Borges, mourned publicly on social media.