Video Shows Hotel Arrest in São Paulo Dragging Case as Defense Seeks Secrecy

Overview

• Tainara Souza Santos, 31, was transferred to Hospital das Clínicas after a fourth surgery, with family reporting improved interaction though she remains in intensive care following bilateral leg amputations.
• Newly published footage shows officers entering a hotel room and leading Douglas Alves da Silva out in handcuffs with visible blood on his arm and mouth, a day after the attack.
• Police say Douglas was shot in the arm after resisting arrest, and his detention was maintained following a custody hearing.
• The defense requested that the case be placed under seal, citing threats against the suspect, his family, and his lawyer, with the petition under judicial review.
• The judge documented requests for the Civil Police internal affairs unit to examine the arresting officers, as investigators collect evidence including a witness claim that the driver accelerated with the handbrake engaged to increase harm.