# Violent crime and arrests in Manaus

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-crime-and-arrests-in-manaus
> Updated: 2026-08-24T13:10:29.000Z. Sources: 19. Developments: 2.

Police in Manaus, Brazil, have conducted arrests related to violent crimes involving residential attacks.

In one incident in the São Jorge neighborhood, Ezenilson Silva de Sousa was arrested for a triple homicide. Authorities report the suspect allegedly used a hammer to attack occupants of a residence in an attempt to secure money to pay debts to loan sharks. The victims included a pastor, his daughter, and a professor. A fourth individual survived the attack.

In a separate case, a 39-year-old man was arrested in the Tarumã neighborhood for crimes committed in 2007. The suspect was sentenced to over 50 years in prison for a robbery that resulted in death and rape, involving an entry through a residence roof and the use of a knife and hammer.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: Manaus man arrested for 2007 robbery and rape

A man was arrested in Manaus, Brazil, to serve a sentence of over 50 years for a 2007 robbery and rape.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/manaus-man-arrested-for-2007-robbery-and-rape

### 2026-08-17: Manaus police arrest suspect in triple homicide linked to debt

Police in Manaus arrested a man who confessed to a triple homicide motivated by loan shark debts. Meanwhile, in Novo Hamburgo, a shooting left a young woman dead and her friend seriously injured.

15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/entre-rios-police-investigate-suspected-double-feminicide-in-bahia

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