Videos show shots fired by a police officer in the case of the death of a young man in Manaus. Military Police Sergeant Belmiro Wellington Costa Xavier, accused of the death of young Carlos André de Almeida Cardoso during a police raid in Manaus, had his preventive detention revoked by the courts. The decision was signed by judge Fábio Lopes Alfaia, from the 2nd Court of the Manaus Jury Court, and determines that the police officer respond to the case in freedom, under precautionary measures, including the use of an electronic ankle bracelet. The case occurred in the early hours of April 19, 2026, on Rua 6, in the Alvorada I neighborhood, in the Central-West Zone of Manaus. A security camera recorded the approach. In the images, it is possible to see the moment in which the young man is surrounded and attacked by the police. Watch above. When revoking the arrest, the judge understood that the reasons that justified maintaining the measure no longer persist. The Public Ministry of Amazonas (MPAM) also did not oppose the request. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp Among the measures imposed on the sergeant are electronic monitoring, home confinement from 6pm to 6am, the prohibition of leaving the district without judicial authorization and maintaining contact or approaching within 200 meters of the victim's family and witnesses. Furthermore, Belmiro will be able to return to the Military Police, but only to perform administrative functions, without access to firearms or the corporation's security systems. In the same decision, the judge accepted the Public Ministry's request to close the case in relation to student soldier Hudson Marcelo Vilela de Campos, who was also in the vehicle at the time of the approach. According to the magistrate, not enough elements have been found to prove his participation in the crime so far. As a result, all precautionary measures imposed on the soldier were also revoked. In a statement, lawyer Samarone Gomes, who represents Belmiro Xavier's defense, reiterated that "the police officer is innocent and that, throughout the procedural instruction, it will be demonstrated that his conduct occurred in strict compliance with legal duty. Belmiro Wellington Costa Xavier Reproduction/Social Networks What the complaint says According to the complaint from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the sergeant chased Carlos André and fired a firearm from inside the moving vehicle. The young man was riding a motorcycle and was hit by the shot, He lost control of the vehicle and fell. According to the accusation, Carlos André was unarmed and did not pose a risk to the police at the time of the approach. The document states that, after the fall, the sergeant kicked the victim several times. The investigation also found that the weapon used by the police officer belonged to a third party. Therefore, in addition to being charged with the homicide, the soldier was charged with illegal possession of a restricted firearm. The investigations continue under the responsibility of the Specialized Homicide and Kidnapping Police Station (DEHS), which is investigating the circumstances of the death. The expert report was forwarded to the police unit and should be part of the investigation investigating the case. READ ALSO: Police conclude investigation and indicate that a sergeant fired a shot that killed a young man during an approach in Manaus Remember the case According to the victim's family, the boy was on a motorcycle when he was approached by military police officers at around 2:45 am. His mother reported that, upon arriving at the scene, she found her son lying on the ground, with the motorcycle beside him. According to her, the police initially stated that the young man had been involved in an accident. "When I got there, I desperately went over the body. They said I couldn't get close, that he had been in an accident, collided with the sidewalk and broken his neck. Until then, I resigned myself, I stayed there waiting for the forensics. When the forensics arrived, the first thing they did was turn the body over and point out the shot he had taken in the chest", said the mother. Carlos André, 19 years old, killed during police attack in Manaus. Reproduction/Social Media The victim's brother, who is a lieutenant in the Military Police, also attended the scene. The police would have told him another version: that they fired shots into the air, but the family questions how the shot would have hit the young man's chest. According to the preliminary report from the Legal Medical Institute (IML), the death was caused by gunshot wounds. Lung damage was also found. Death during police approach: family and friends demand justice in Manaus - part.2