Brazilian candidate Wallace do Sacramento killed in São João de Meriti shooting

Wallace do Sacramento, a 50‑year‑old businessman and candidate for the federal deputy elections with the Republicanos party, was shot dead on 3 August 2026 in São João de Meriti, a municipality in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Police say the incident began as an attempted robbery; a military police officer who was nearby opened fire on the suspects, who then fled. Sacramento was hit in the abdomen, was taken to the Municipal Hospital of São João de Meriti, suffered two cardiac arrests despite advanced resuscitation efforts, and died at the hospital.

The Homicide Division of the Baixada Fluminense is investigating the case, seeking to clarify the circumstances of the crime and identify the perpetrators. No further details on motive beyond the robbery have been released, and the victim's burial arrangements have not been announced.