Rio Judge Removes Preventive Detention for Rapper Oruam

Overview

• Judge Tula Corrêa de Mello revoked Oruam’s preventive detention on Saturday, August 1, and reclassified the most serious charge from attempted homicide to lesão corporal leve (minor bodily injury).
• The court said evidence did not show intent to kill, noting forensic doubt about a 4.85 kg stone presented by prosecutors and that video and expert testimony indicated lighter projectiles that caused bruises and cuts.
• Because the case no longer involves a crime against life, the judge ordered the process transferred from the 3ª Vara Criminal to an ordinary criminal court while several lesser counts remain under investigation.
• The ruling keeps precautionary measures in place for Oruam such as monthly court appearances, nightly home confinement from 20:00–06:00, a ban on visiting Complexo do Alemão, and limits on contact with co-defendants.
• Three co-defendants were summarily absolved of the attempted-homicide charge and will remove ankle monitors, and the case traces back to a July 22, 2025 police search at Oruam’s Joá home when stones were thrown at officers, a fact that has kept public attention on policing and evidence standards in high-profile operations.