The case of motorcyclist Danilo Jander Francisco Alves, 26 years old, killed during a police approach in Niterói, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio, is not isolated. Last week, two military police officers from the 9th BPM (Rocha Miranda) became defendants for the death of doctor Andréa Marins Dias, shot after her car was confused with another vehicle during a police action in Cascadura, in the North Zone of the capital. The crime occurred on March 15 of this year.
According to the complaint by the Public Ministry, accepted by the 2nd Criminal Court of the Capital, subtenant José Jorge Ferreira Dias and second-sergeant Raphael Gomes Damasceno were searching for vehicles suspected of involvement in robberies when they began pursuing a silver Corolla Cross, which they lost sight of.
The approach that resulted in Danilo Jander's death was described as disastrous by the local press. The motorcyclist was shot during the PM action in Icaraí, a neighborhood in Niterói, and his health condition was reported as serious. The article also mentions other similar cases involving police approaches that resulted in deaths of innocent people, including situations with wrong car, drill, and tripod, although it does not provide details about these specific cases.
