Departures of note

Jefferson Dias da Silva, known as Jeferson da Linave, was a Brazilian politician from Queimados, in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He served as a vereador (city councilor) of Queimados and later held the post of municipal secretary of Economic Development under Mayor Glauco Kaizer, affiliated with the Democracia Cristã (DC) party. He was 51 years old when he was shot and killed on the night of 19 October 2026 on Avenida Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, after police opened fire on the car he was traveling in during an alleged failure to obey a stop order; the circumstances of the incident remained under investigation. His death was mourned by the mayor of Queimados, who paid tribute to him on social media.