Mon Dec 09 15:10:00 UTC 2024: ## Sao Paulo Military Police Officer Arrested for Throwing Civilian off Bridge
**Sao Paulo, Brazil** – A military police officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has been arrested and is facing charges after a video surfaced showing him throwing a civilian off a bridge. The incident, which occurred on Monday and sparked widespread outrage and protests, has reignited public anger over police brutality in the city.
The video, widely circulated on social media, depicts Officer Luan Felipe Alves grabbing a seemingly unarmed civilian, walking him to the bridge’s edge, and then throwing him over. While CNN cannot independently verify the video, the Sao Paulo public ministry condemned the act as “appalling and absolutely unacceptable.”
Alves was arrested on Thursday following the issuance of an arrest warrant. He remains in preventive detention while investigations are underway. Alves claims he intended to subdue the man, who is believed to have survived the fall, but denies intending to throw him over the bridge. Authorities are currently searching for the civilian for questioning.
The incident prompted immediate action from Sao Paulo’s Secretary of Public Security, Guilherme Derrite, who ordered the removal of several officers involved, including Alves, from active duty. Protests erupted on Thursday demanding Derrite’s resignation and an end to police violence. The Sao Paulo Military Police’s internal affairs division is also conducting its own investigation into the incident and other allegations of police misconduct. The charges against Alves are yet to be formally announced, but his legal team has denounced his arrest as a response to public outcry. The incident follows other recent reports of police violence, fueling growing public unrest.
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