Overview

• Security-camera footage released on October 7 shows guards punching and kicking the man after a brief pursuit in the Piatã area of Salvador.
• The Municipal Guard confirmed the agents seen in the video were removed from duty pending inquiries.
• Transalvador and the GCM report the driver attempted to flee after declining a second breathalyzer, collided with a guard vehicle, and resisted arrest.
• The incident was recorded at the Central de Flagrantes, and Civil Police did not respond to questions about any arrest status.
• The driver's attorney says he suffered four broken ribs and was hospitalized after being released from the precinct.