The body found floating in the river in Palos last Saturday (21) belonged to Bruno Alves de Lima, who disappeared a week earlier. This information was confirmed by the family of the deceased, who buried the young man (22) on Sunday.

The case involved a disappearance after a party, a car being set on fire and a body floating in the river in Palos – Photo: Reproduction/ND

Bruno was 29 years old and disappeared in the early hours of Saturday (age 14), shortly after leaving a club in the Florianópolis continental region. The family confirmed the information to NDTV’s Cidade Alerta.

Body floating on the river in Palos

The victim’s body was found floating in the Imarui River in the Breharu area last Saturday (21), a week after she went missing.

According to the police, the main suspicion is that the motive for the crime was involvement in drug trafficking.

The man had convictions for theft, discharging a firearm, dangerous driving, causing actual bodily harm, actual bodily harm, making threats, drug dealing, robbery and criminal mischief.

Remember the disappearance

Before he was found floating in the river in Palos, Bruno disappeared in the early hours of October 14 as he left a nightclub in the Estreito district of Florianopolis.

Bruno’s mother filed a missing person’s report on Monday (16). According to her, the family lost contact with the young man around 5 a.m. when he was leaving the club by car.

The case is being investigated by the PCSC Homicide Squad – Photo: Civil Police/Reproduction/ND

The car containing the young man was found on fire in Palhosa on Monday (16). The information was confirmed by the Civil Police, which is investigating the case.