World · Latin America · 8 hrs ago
Student dies after assault and robbery near political event in Santos
Marcelo de Oliveira Rocha died on Monday after being assaulted in Santos, a city on Brazil’s coast, two days earlier.
He was attacked and robbed after leaving friends near an event supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Rocha was found unconscious and taken to hospital, then transferred to a hospital run by the Federal University of São Paulo, where he was a master’s student.
A livestream showed the group assaulting and robbing him, while viewers watched online.
The police are investigating and reviewing footage to identify those involved; the motive has not been established.
Investigators are seeking evidence and the people responsible.
Marcelo de Oliveira Rocha, an environmental engineer and master’s student, died on Monday after being assaulted and robbed in Santos, Brazil.
He was attacked early Saturday after leaving friends near an event supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election.
The 30-year-old, according to most reports, was found unconscious and taken to hospital; CNN Brasil reported his age as 28.
A video of the assault was livestreamed on TikTok, G1 reported.
Police are investigating the circumstances and seeking to identify those responsible; the motive has not been established.
- Who
- Marcelo de Oliveira Rocha, an environmental engineer and master’s student. Most reports gave his age as 30; CNN Brasil reported 28.
- What
- He was assaulted and robbed, and died on Monday from his injuries.
- When
- The assault took place early Saturday, October 24; he died on Monday, October 26.
- Where
- Santos, on the coast of São Paulo state, Brazil.
- Why
- The motive has not been established. A group associated with the event expressed concern about possible homophobia.
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Rocha was assaulted and robbed in Santos after leaving friends near a political event.
He was transferred from Santa Casa de Santos to Hospital São Paulo in the capital.
Rocha died in hospital.
Police began investigating the crime and working to identify those responsible.
- Victim
- Marcelo de Oliveira Rocha
- Age
- 30 in most reports; 28 in CNN Brasil
- Assault
- Early Saturday, October 24
- Location
- Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil
- Death
- Monday, October 26
- Investigation
- 4th Police District of Santos
5 sources
Grupo fez live agredindo e roubando engenheiro que morreu após se afastar de ato pró-Lula; VÍDEO
Estudante agredido após ato político em Santos morre em hospital
Engenheiro morre após ser espancado em ato pró-Lula no litoral de SP
Estudante agredido em ato pró-Lula em Santos morre após transferência para SP
What people are saying
Teams from the unit are analyzing the published images and working to obtain surveillance camera footage and other evidence to help identify and arrest the perpetrators, as well as clarify the facts
We express our solidarity with the victim and his family, as well as our firm rejection of homophobia, warning of the risks we all face when we normalize, protect or promote hatred as a method of political intimidation
The seriousness of what happened demands a thorough investigation into the circumstances and motives of the assault, as well as the identification and accountability of those involved