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Police say 19-year-old was killed to stop rape complaint in Búzios
Rio de Janeiro state police say 19-year-old Emanuelly Caroline Gomes de Oliveira was murdered in Armação dos Búzios.
They say the killing was planned to stop her attending a court hearing on November 11.
The hearing was linked to a rape complaint she filed in 2020 against Rodrigo dos Santos de Araújo, her former brother-in-law.
Police identify Araújo as the alleged person who ordered the killing and Klerky Almeida Antunes as the alleged attacker.
Investigators say security-camera footage and vehicle checks helped them identify the suspects, and that money was offered to the victim’s family to withdraw the complaint.
The killing is linked to an effort to prevent her from pursuing justice for the earlier alleged assault.
The hearing was scheduled for November 11, and police say the two suspects have been identified; their responses were not included.
Rio de Janeiro state police say 19-year-old Emanuelly Caroline Gomes de Oliveira was killed to prevent her from attending a court hearing linked to a rape complaint.
Police identified her former brother-in-law, Rodrigo dos Santos de Araújo, as the alleged person who ordered the killing and Klerky Almeida Antunes as the alleged executor.
The investigation says the killing was connected to a rape complaint Oliveira filed against Araújo in 2020.
The hearing related to the case was scheduled for November 11.
Oliveira was found with her hands tied behind her back and a deep wound to her neck.
- Who
- Emanuelly Caroline Gomes de Oliveira, 19, was killed. Police identified Rodrigo dos Santos de Araújo as the alleged person who ordered the killing and Klerky Almeida Antunes as the alleged executor.
- What
- Police concluded that Oliveira was killed to stop her from attending a court hearing related to a rape complaint.
- When
- The complaint was filed in 2020, and the hearing was scheduled for November 11. The article was published on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Armação de Búzios, in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
- Why
- Police say the killing was intended to prevent Oliveira from attending the hearing and pursuing the complaint.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Oliveira filed a rape complaint against Rodrigo dos Santos de Araújo.
A court hearing related to the complaint was scheduled.
CNN Brasil reported that police had concluded the investigation and identified two alleged participants.
- Victim
- Emanuelly Caroline Gomes de Oliveira, 19
- Location
- Armação de Búzios, Rio de Janeiro state
- Complaint
- Rape complaint filed in 2020
- Alleged person who ordered killing
- Rodrigo dos Santos de Araújo
- Alleged executor
- Klerky Almeida Antunes
- Scheduled hearing
- November 11