# Brazil multiple homicide incidents

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazil-multiple-homicide-incidents
> Updated: 2026-07-25T20:29:54.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

In early July 2024, Brazilian authorities announced two separate homicide cases in Rondônia and Minas Gerais. By the end of that month, investigations expanded to three additional killings in Teresina (Piauí), Nova Lima (Minas Gerais) and Luís Gomes (Rio Grande do Norte). Police continue to pursue suspects and determine motives across these unrelated incidents, highlighting a pattern of isolated but concurrent violent crimes throughout Brazil.

In July 2026, further homicides were recorded. In Teresina’s Parque Poty neighbourhood (Piauí), a 69‑year‑old man was stabbed to death after refusing to pay for a drink; the attacker has not been identified. The same state saw a double fatality in Santa Rosa do Piauí when a shooter killed a man before turning the gun on himself. In Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, a 25‑year‑old was fatally stabbed under unclear motives. In Luís Gomes, Rio Grande do Norte, a man was killed with a knife inside a rural grocery store; a 26‑year‑old suspect was identified on video and remains at large. Investigations remain ongoing, reinforcing the persistent occurrence of isolated violent crimes across Brazil.

## Claims

- Marcos Vinícius Marcedo de Oliveira, 28, was killed by a single gunshot to the head in Nova Brasília, Teresina on the night of Friday, 24. (single source)
- Police have not identified the shooter in the Teresina killing and are investigating a possible bicycle rider. (single source)
- Vinícius Barbosa de Carvalho, 25, died from multiple stab wounds in Nova Lima, Campo Grande on Saturday night, 18. (single source)
- The victim's father said the attacker claimed he killed his son because he was laughing. (single source)
- Police identified the suspect in the Luis Gomes murder as Francisco Rodrigo Ferreira da Silva, 26, who fled the scene and remains at large. (single source)
- The victim in the Luis Gomes case was stabbed to death inside a grocery store on Sunday, 26. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-07-25: Brazil records several fatal stabbings and a shooting in July 2026

Brazil saw multiple homicides in July 2026, including stabbings in Teresina, Nova Lima and Luís Gomes, and a shooting‑suicide in Santa Rosa do Piauí.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/three-homicide-incidents-reported-in-brazil

### 2026-07-02: Brazil reports two separate homicides in Rondonia and Minas Gerais

Two separate homicide investigations in Brazil: a bound man found dead in Porto Velho, Rondonia, and a 54‑year‑old shot on a rural farm in Viçosa, Minas Gerais.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazil-reports-two-separate-homicides-in-rondonia-and-minas-gerais

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