Overview

• Michelle Paiva da Silva was detained under a temporary warrant as she arrived at a university in Engenho Novo and was taken to the Baixada Fluminense homicide unit.
• Neil Corrêa da Silva died in April hours after eating a feijoada, though his death certificate cites acute respiratory failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiorespiratory arrest and a convulsive crisis.
• A court‑authorized review of phone data found messages between Michelle and friend Ana Paula Azevedo Fernandes discussing the possibility of poisoning via feijoada.
• Rio and São Paulo police say the case is connected to three homicides in Guarulhos attributed to the same investigative nucleus, and Ana Paula has been arrested and denounced by São Paulo prosecutors.
• Police scheduled an exhumation to test for toxic substances, while the suspect informally denied involvement and awaits a custody hearing.