Marina staff discovered two human legs packed inside a suitcase on the afternoon of September 12, 2026, along Avenida Tupiniquins in the Japuí neighborhood of São Vicente. The luggage floated in coastal waters near the pier before alert employees spotted its contents. The workers immediately dialed the 190 emergency telephone number.
Discovery of the luggage at the Japuí marina pier
The Military Police dispatched patrol units directly to the waterfront property after taking the urgent call. Officers reached the nautical venue within minutes to secure the surrounding area.
The responding police personnel reached the marina along Avenida Tupiniquins and confirmed the presence of the drifting luggage containing human body parts near the dock structure. The victim remains unidentified. Officials from the Secretariat of Public Security of the State of São Paulo confirmed that forensic specialists have not yet established who the deceased individual is. Investigators continue working to determine the person’s gender and identity.
Military Police operations at the waterfront scene
Officers from the military police immediately pulled the floating luggage out of the seawater and transferred every piece of collected evidence directly to civil police investigators who subsequently opened the formal inquiry into the gruesome incident. The specialized patrol unit cataloged all physical details from the shoreline location.
The Civil Police took full control of the criminal inquiry as soon as emergency teams concluded their preliminary work at the coastal facility. Detectives immediately ordered technical forensic assessments to gather latent fingerprints and recover genetic profiles from the recovered items. Crime scene experts preserved the entire perimeter to prevent contamination of biological evidence.
Forensic analyses at the Instituto Médico-Legal
The Instituto Médico-Legal received the severed human remains to conduct comprehensive autopsies that will pinpoint the exact circumstances and causes of death. Medical examiners started examining tissue samples alongside specialized laboratory teams.
The official incident report registered by police detectives initiates an inquiry addressing two distinct criminal offenses. Authorities at the São Vicente Police Station classify the case under separate statutory definitions to guide the investigation. The primary charges include:
- Homicide
- Destruction, subtraction, or concealment of a corpse
Emergency medical service records during the incident
The Municipality of São Vicente confirmed that the Mobile Emergency Care Service never dispatched ambulances to the Japuí marina. The medical dispatch center recorded no emergency assistance calls originating from the nautical facility during the entire afternoon.