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Bodies found in São Paulo bring total number of victims to 13
Authorities in São Paulo have recorded 13 victims in a series of cases involving people found dead.
On Wednesday, a man's body was found in a wooded area in the city's North Zone; he has not been identified.
The body was badly decomposed and will be sent to the Medical Legal Institute for examination.
In a separate incident near the Tietê Marginal, a suspect fired at military police during an attempted stop and was shot dead.
Police found parts of an identified woman's body nearby, and the homicide department is investigating that case.
Police say there is no established link between the cases, even when bodies were found in bags or wrapped in fabric.
Investigators will examine weapons and body-camera footage in the incident near the expressway, while the circumstances of the other cases are being investigated individually.
A 13th body was found in São Paulo on Wednesday, bringing the total number of victims to 13.
The latest discovery was an unidentified man’s body in a wooded area on Avenida Coronel Sezefredo Fagundes in the city’s North Zone.
The body was badly decomposed and will be sent to the Medical Legal Institute for examinations.
A woman’s body parts were also found near the Marginal Tietê on Wednesday, and she has been identified by police.
Police say they have no evidence linking the cases or indicating that they involve the same perpetrator.
- Who
- An unidentified man was found dead; the woman whose body parts were found has been identified by police.
- What
- The discovery brought the reported total number of victims to 13.
- When
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- In a wooded area on Avenida Coronel Sezefredo Fagundes in São Paulo’s North Zone.
- Why
- Not stated
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A woman’s body parts were found near the Marginal Tietê, and the case was referred to the Department of Homicide and Protection of Persons.
Police recorded the discovery of an unidentified man’s body in a wooded area on Avenida Coronel Sezefredo Fagundes.
- Total reported victims
- 13
- Latest discovery
- Unidentified man
- Discovery location
- Avenida Coronel Sezefredo Fagundes, São Paulo
- Police station
- 20th Police District, Água Fria
- Investigation unit for woman’s case
- Department of Homicide and Protection of Persons