The Military Police arrested, this Friday (24), the second suspect involved in the attempted robbery-homicide that left a woman shot on Thursday (23), in Capão Redondo, in the southern zone of São Paulo. According to investigators, he was the driver of the motorcycle used in the crime. The PM did not disclose his name.
Officers found the suspect hiding behind a wardrobe in a property near the crime scene. He was taken to the 47th Police District (Capão Redondo).
Two other people, a man and a woman, were at the property where the suspect was found. They were taken to the police station to provide clarification. The PM stated in a press release that they "were aware of the arrest warrant and assisted in concealing the fugitive."
The suspect believed to be the one who fired the shot that struck the victim was arrested on Thursday evening. He was detained by the Civil Guard of Embu das Artes.
The victim, 34 years old, was shot on Thursday in front of her uncle's house, on Travessa Raízes da Comunidade, in Capão Redondo. She was accompanied by her ten-year-old son, who witnessed the scene. He was not injured.
According to the Military Police, two men on a motorcycle approached her as she was leaving the location in order to steal the vehicle.
Security camera footage shows the pair passing by the street and returning seconds later. Upon noticing their approach, the woman attempted to flee on the motorcycle, but the man riding pillion pointed a weapon and fired.
The suspects fled without taking the vehicle. She was assisted and taken to Hospital das Clínicas with the support of a PM helicopter.
Capão Redondo leads in robberies
Robbery records in the city of São Paulo throughout 2025 show that neighborhoods with distinct socioeconomic profiles, both on the outskirts and in the expanded city center, are among those with the highest frequency of this type of crime.
Three of the ten police districts with the highest robbery records — Capão Redondo, Campo Limpo, and Parque Santo Antônio — are located in peripheral areas of the southern zone of the state capital. At the same time, wealthy neighborhoods in the western zone — Pinheiros and Perdizes — and those with a diverse profile in the central region — Sé, Campos Elíseos, and Pari — are also among the areas with a high incidence of robberies.
The nine districts with the highest robbery rates record at least five cases per day. With the exception of Parque Santo Antônio, all of them saw a reduction in the number of cases.
The 47th DP, in Capão Redondo, received the highest number of robbery complaints in the city of São Paulo throughout 2025. There were 3,836 cases reported over the course of the year, in addition to 2,917 thefts.
In October, when the area had already emerged as the city's robbery leader, a Folha report showed how residents of Capão Redondo avoid walking alone through the neighborhood's streets. Metro and bus passengers are met by relatives or friends at stations and form small groups to walk short
