Ten soldiers of the Brazilian army were arrested after they fired shots at a car carrying a family, AP reported.
It is noted that they fired 80 at the car, as a result of which a 46-year-old man was killed. The event caused a wave of protests.
The incident occurred on Sunday. Evaldo dos Santos Rosa was driving to a baby shower with his 7-year-old child, his wife, her stepfather and another woman when soldiers started shooting at them. The stepfather and a passer-by who was trying to help were injured.
The soldiers initially said that they had responded to gunfire from attackers. But police said no arms were found in the car. The military said soldiers mistook Dos Santos Rosa’s car for that of criminals.
