Ricardo Spencer Found Dead in São Paulo Apartment

Overview

• The director Ricardo Spencer was discovered unresponsive in an apartment at Edifício Copan after colleagues alerted building staff when he missed a meeting, a body found on Monday has been confirmed by authorities.
• Police and emergency teams reported no signs of external violence at the scene and the case was registered at the 2º Distrito Policial in Bom Retiro as a 'morte suspeita', a routine classification used when a death occurs without witnesses.
• Spencer’s family says he died of natural causes and noted a history of neurological problems, including epilepsy, while forensic exams at the Instituto Médico Legal (IML) are pending to confirm the medical cause.
• The family has submitted fingerprints to the Instituto de Identificação da Bahia for formal identification and plans call for cremation in São Paulo after the IML releases the body.
• Spencer, 49, was a Salvador-born director known for music videos and TV work with TV Globo, including the International Emmy–recognized 'Segunda Chamada', and institutions and artists have publicly mourned his two-decade career.