A municipal guard died on Monday, November 2, after becoming ill during a training activity in Jardim Matarazzo, in the eastern part of São Paulo, according to the state’s Public Security Secretariat (SSP). He was identified as Fábio dos Santos, 53.
The SSP said Santos reported back pain and collapsed. Colleagues at the activity began resuscitation efforts, and he was taken to the emergency department at São Miguel Hospital, where his death was confirmed.
The city’s Municipal Secretariat for Urban Security (SMSU) said Santos became ill during a break in the training course and received immediate first aid from fellow agents at the scene.
Police forensic services were called, and the case was registered as a suspected death at the 24th Police District in Ponte Rasa. Civil Police requested a post-mortem examination from the Legal Medical Institute to determine the cause of death.
Sources: CNN Brasil.