MP: Officer Altered Crime Scene After Fatal Shooting in São Paulo

A police officer in Piracicaba, São Paulo, is accused by the Public Ministry (MP) of altering a crime scene after fatally shooting 22-year-old Gabriel Júnior Oliveira Alves da Silva in April 2025. The MP's report indicates the officer collected two stones from the scene and placed them in his patrol car, later presenting them as evidence that the victim had thrown them. Forensic analysis, however, confirmed the stones were not found at the scene but were provided by the military police. This incident is part of a broader investigation by the MP into alleged extortions, fabricated evidence, and procedural weaknesses in police actions. Six military police officers have become defendants in the criminal case related to Gabriel's death; two were initially arrested but later released on bail. In a separate case detailed in the MP's report, another officer allegedly demanded drugs and a rifle from a man in January 2026 to avoid arresting him and his family. The report highlights an increase in police lethality in Piracicaba during 2025, exceeding the state average, and points to systemic issues such as lack of objective recording, delayed documentation, and mishandling of evidence, which create evidentiary fragility. The MP has recommended measures including the implementation of body cameras for police, standardized chronological logging, and strict protocols for preserving crime scenes. The São Paulo Public Security Secretariat stated it monitors police intervention deaths and analyzes the legality of police actions, noting it provided the MP with a technical study on the local scenario.