# Fatal stabbing investigation in Minas Gerais

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fatal-stabbing-investigation-in-minas-gerais
> Updated: 2026-08-24T20:53:06.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

In Formiga, Minas Gerais, a 24-year-old woman was arrested following the fatal stabbing of 81-year-old José Eustáquio Ferreira. Security footage showed the suspect striking the victim in the abdomen with a knife while he was riding his bicycle. 

Civil Police reported that the suspect is also under investigation for three previous attempted homicides in the city of Arcos.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: Police arrest women in separate Brazilian criminal cases

Brazilian police arrested a woman for the fatal beating of her 88-year-old grandfather in Pernambuco and apprehended a pregnant suspected gang member in Bahia.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-arrest-women-in-separate-brazilian-criminal-cases

### 2026-08-14: Woman arrested for fatal stabbing of 81-year-old cyclist in Minas Gerais

A 24-year-old woman was arrested in Formiga, Brazil, for fatally stabbing an 81-year-old cyclist. She is also a suspect in three previous attempted murders in Arcos.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/woman-arrested-for-fatal-stabbing-of-81-year-old-cyclist-in-minas-gerais

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