# Brazilian courts address police misconduct and crime > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazilian-courts-address-police-misconduct-and-crime > Updated: 2026-07-26T15:15:00.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2. In late June 2026, the São Paulo Court of Justice rejected a request to keep two military police officers in preventive detention for the November 2024 shooting of a medical student, allowing them to remain free pending a jury trial. The same court upheld the detention of two suspects linked to a June 2024 attack that gravely injured a Rota lieutenant. By late July 2026, judicial scrutiny of police conduct expanded in other regions. In João Pessoa, a police delegation was indicted for diverting seized drugs, with three officers detained in a special prison while prosecutors sought harsher penalties. Concurrently, the Tribunal de Justiça do Piauí granted a habeas corpus to a alleged gang leader, releasing him pending appeal despite concerns over his role in organized crime. These rulings illustrate a broader pattern of Brazilian courts weighing preventive detention and accountability in cases that span police‑related violence, corruption, and organized‑crime leadership. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-26: Brazilian Courts Target Police Drug Diversion Scheme and Grant Habeas Corpus to Gang Leader Brazilian courts indict a police drug‑diversion team in João Pessoa and grant habeas corpus to alleged Red Command leader Adeilson do Amaral de Sousa. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/brazilian-courts-target-police-drug-diversion-scheme-and-grant-habeas-corpus-to-gang-leader ### 2026-06-30: São Paulo Court Issues Rulings on Police-Related Crimes São Paulo’s top court denied preventive detention for police officers in a student killing and upheld detention of suspects in a police lieutenant shooting, keeping both parties in custody. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/so-paulo-court-issues-rulings-on-police-related-crimes --- Cite as: Brazilian courts address police misconduct and crime. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/brazilian-courts-address-police-misconduct-and-crime