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São Paulo Woman Dies After Being Dragged by Car as Police Reclassify Case as Completed Femicide

The suspect remains in preventive custody pending referral of the inquiry to prosecutors under a 20 to 40 year sentencing range.

Overview

  • Tainara Souza Santos, 31, died on December 24 at Hospital das Clínicas after 25 days hospitalized and multiple surgeries, including a December 22 procedure after which her condition deteriorated.
  • Security and bystander videos show her being run over and dragged for about one kilometer from Vila Maria toward the Marginal Tietê without the driver stopping to help.
  • Police arrested Douglas Alves da Silva, 26, on November 30 at a hotel in Vila Prudente; he resisted, was shot in the arm during the approach, and remains in preventive detention.
  • With the death, the investigation shifted from attempted femicide to feminicídio consumado, handled by the 73rd Police District for submission to the Ministério Público under Law 14.994/2024.
  • Investigators report jealousy as a suspected motive after the suspect saw her with another man, and the family says she leaves two children, ages 7 and 12.