Video of Police Shooting of Community Dog in Campo Bom Prompts Internal Probe

Overview

• Rio Grande do Sul's Public Security Secretariat directed the Military Police's Corregedoria to examine the case, with the 32nd Battalion expecting a Military Police judicial inquiry.
• The shooting occurred on Jan. 27 during a police approach in the Barrinha neighborhood of Campo Bom in Greater Porto Alegre.
• The dog, known as Negão, was rescued by NGO Campo Bom Pra Cachorro and remains hospitalized at a veterinary clinic.
• A street security camera recorded the moment of the shot, and the images circulated widely on social media.
• Accounts diverge: Councilor Kayanne Braga and residents say an officer stepped on the dog's paw and fired without an attack, while the battalion says the dog bit a female officer and a non-lethal round was used; several people were detained and taken to a station.