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Rio police seek arrest of officer suspected of killing USP researcher
A USP researcher was killed on the Presidente Dutra highway in Rio de Janeiro state.
The victim was professor Daniel Oliveira de Andrade.
A military police officer is suspected of killing him.
The incident happened in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense area, early last Saturday.
Rio’s Civil Police asked a court to arrest the officer.
The court’s decision on that request is not stated.
Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police asked a court to arrest a military police officer suspected of killing USP researcher Daniel Oliveira de Andrade.
The shooting happened on the Presidente Dutra highway in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region.
Police said the killing took place in the early hours of the previous Saturday.
The article does not state the officer’s name or the court’s response.
- Who
- Daniel Oliveira de Andrade, a professor and USP researcher, was killed. A military police officer is suspected.
- What
- Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police asked a court to arrest the officer suspected of killing Andrade.
- When
- In the early hours of the Saturday before the article was published on November 6, 2026.
- Where
- On the Presidente Dutra highway in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Daniel Oliveira de Andrade was killed on the Presidente Dutra highway in Nova Iguaçu.
Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police asked a court to arrest the military police officer suspected of the killing.
- Victim
- Daniel Oliveira de Andrade
- Suspect
- A military police officer; name not stated
- Police request
- Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police asked a court for an arrest
- Location
- Presidente Dutra highway, Nova Iguaçu, Baixada Fluminense
- Published
- November 6, 2026