Two men are arrested for the death of a young man kidnapped inside a bus on BR-174, in Manaus; VIDEO

Two men are arrested for the death of a young man kidnapped inside a bus on BR-174, in Manaus; VIDEO

Images from security cameras show the moment when three men invade the vehicle and take Lucas dos Santos Nascimento, 26 years old. His body was found two days later, on the Itaúba branch.

By g1 AM — Manaus

The Civil Police arrested two men on Thursday (5) suspected of killing Lucas dos Santos Nascimento, 26 years old. The young man was kidnapped on a bus in Manaus.

Security footage records the moment when three suspects invade the vehicle. They dragged the victim by his arms and legs out of the bus on BR-174.

Lucas had left a recovery clinic before being taken. The young man's body was found two days later on the Itaúba branch.

Two men were arrested by the Civil Police of Amazonas (PC-AM), on Thursday (5), suspected of killing Lucas dos Santos Nascimento, aged 26, in Manaus. The young man was kidnapped inside a bus on BR-174, in the West Zone of the capital, and found dead two days later.

The suspects are Bruno Roger Lima de Azevedo, aged 37, and Naynder Miller Pinheiro Trindade, aged 20. They were arrested by the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS).

The crime occurred on August 9, 2026, at kilometer 13 of BR-174, in the Tarumã neighborhood.

Cameras show moment when young man is taken by bus

Images from the bus' security cameras show the moment when three men invade the vehicle to kidnap Lucas.

In the images, one of the suspects jumps the turnstile, while another enters through the side door, located in the central part of the bus. The third enters through the front door.

Lucas tries to resist and hold on, but is dragged by the trio. The men hold him by the arms and legs and remove him from the vehicle.

Young man was kidnapped after leaving institution

According to the Civil Police, Lucas had been welcomed, on August 6, at a recovery institution for people with chemical dependency, on the banks of BR-174.

The next morning, he left the place and boarded a bus. During the journey, he was kidnapped and attacked.

Two days later, Lucas' body was found on the Itaúba branch, in the same region.