The São Paulo Civil Police arrested José Vilson Ferreira, 29 years old, on Sunday afternoon (4), the perpetrator of the feminicide against Carla Carolina Miranda da Silva. She was stabbed by the attacker in the Liberdade neighborhood, central region of São Paulo, on Saturday night (3).
Captured in Jabaquara, south zone, the attacker was charged with feminicide and failure to comply with an urgent protective measure, according to the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP-SP).
“Civil police officers from Garra/Dope carried out investigations in support of the 1st Police Station for the Defense of Women (DDM) and detained the author, who was taken to the police unit and remained at the disposal of the Justice Department”, says a note from the SSP-SP.
He underwent a custody hearing this Monday (5), as confirmed by the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP). “This is the execution of an arrest warrant. No irregularities were identified in the execution and he remains in prison”, says the note.
Images from cameras circulating on social media show that the crime took place on public roads. It is possible to see the victim walking along the sidewalk, when the man appears walking towards her. Carla tries to escape, but the attacker runs, catches up with her and strikes her with the knife.
According to information released by the Justiceiras Project, which provides support and technical guidance for women victims of aggression, almost a year before the crime, Carla had reported the attacker for domestic violence. She obtained a protective order ordering him not to approach her.
According to the organization, the victim was rescued and taken to the hospital, underwent surgery, but could not resist his injuries and died.
Femicides
THE capital of São Paulo saw an increase in feminicide cases in 2025when it registered the highest number for a year since the historical series began, in April 2015, even without the consolidation of December data.
At the end of November, there was great repercussion when Tainara Souza Santos was run over, dragged trapped under the vehicle for around a kilometer on Marginal Tietê. At the time, the victim’s legs were severely mutilated. She was rescued, underwent surgery, but died on the night of December 24, at the age of 31, leaving two children.
The perpetrator of the attack, Douglas Alves da Silva, was arrested the day after the crime following investigations by the Civil Police. Police chief Fernando Barbosa Bossa, responsible for the investigation that led to the arrest of the person responsible for the collision, classified the incident as attempted feminicide, with no possibility of defending the victim and involving cruelty.
