Pedro Henrique Morato Dantas

Pedro Henrique Morato Dantas, a 20-year-old street vendor, was tragically shot and killed by an off-duty police officer while setting up his pastel stand in the Penha neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Described by friends and family as a beloved young man who was just beginning his life, his death sparked outrage and calls for justice as witnesses claimed he was wrongly identified and targeted.