Civil Police investigate death of man beaten in Copacabana

The RJ Civil Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man who was beaten in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. According to his family, Cláudio Rafael Landeiro died on Wednesday (12) after being mistaken for a thief the night before, on Rua Barata Ribeiro.

According to reports presented to the police, Cláudio, who lived in Botafogo, was on a bicycle when he was approached by a security guard at a restaurant. The security guard suspected that the vehicle was stolen.