Mines Gerais and Bahia experience deadly shootings in Santa Maria and Itabuna

A 64‑year‑old man identified as Raimundo Nonato Madeira was shot dead on the MGC‑120 highway in the Barra neighbourhood of Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, on the night of 8 October. Police responded to reports of gunfire, found the victim already deceased, and arrested a suspect at the scene, seizing a firearm for forensic analysis. The investigation into motive remains ongoing.

In Itabuna, Bahia, 27‑year‑old Marcos Daniel Vieira dos Santos was killed by gunfire inside an automotive sound‑system shop on 7 October. Two armed men entered the shop, identified the victim, and opened fire, killing him on the spot. Police isolated the area, collected shell casings for ballistics, and are investigating the crime as part of a recent surge of violent incidents in the city, which also includes stabbings and shootings on 3‑4 October and a missing‑person case linked to a body found on 8 October.