World · Latin America · 1 hr ago
Mother rejects São Paulo police account of son's killing
Santiana Munis rejected the official account of her son Gustavo's killing by São Paulo Military Police officers.
The story text says Gustavo was shot 27 times, while its headline says 45 shots were fired.
State Security Secretary Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves said the officers acted in self-defense and followed protocol.
Munis said she could not understand 45 shots being treated as protocol.
Her response challenges the state's explanation of how the officers acted.
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Santiana Munis rejected the São Paulo public security secretary’s account of her son’s killing.
Secretary Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves said the officers acted in self-defence and followed protocol.
UOL’s article text says Gustavo Munis de Santana was killed by military police officers with 27 shots.
The article headline refers to 45 shots, differing from the 27 reported in the text.
- Who
- Gustavo Munis de Santana was killed by São Paulo military police officers; his mother, Santiana Munis, rejected the official account.
- What
- Santiana rejected the secretary’s claim that officers acted in self-defence and followed protocol.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- The secretary said the officers acted in self-defence; the sources do not state what led to the shooting.
Santiana Munis
Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves
Officers’ conduct
Santiana Munis
She rejected the secretary’s justification for her son’s killing.
Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves
He said the officers acted in self-defence and followed protocol.
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- Victim
- Gustavo Munis de Santana
- Mother
- Santiana Munis
- Police force
- São Paulo Military Police
- Shots reported in article text
- 27
- Shots mentioned in headline
- 45
- Secretary
- Osvaldo Nico Gonçalves
What people are saying
I will never understand 45 shots as protocol