The execution of a 51-year-old trans woman, known as Paulinha do Paraguaçu, in the municipality of Santo Estêvão, could be a “message” from drug traffickers in the neighboring town of Rafael Jambeiro, where the victim lived. Paulinha was found on the 21st, with her mouth and hands tied and shot several times.
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“Our investigation indicates drug trafficking, because prostitution was one of the victim’s activities. She was also a trafficker, Rafael Jambeiro knew it and was arrested in 2014 and 2017 for this crime. Her death, with such cruelty, is what we call a ‘costly homicide’, because whoever did it wanted to send a message. In addition to being tied up, she was shot 14 times with a 40-point pistol,” said the chief of Police Lázaro Leonardo, Chief of Police. the territorial police station of Santo Estêvão.
Read the full report in Correio 24 Horas, partner of Metropolises.
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