Murder of Uber drivers may be Brazil gang leader’s ‘revenge’ for cancelled ride
The grisly murder of four drivers for Uber and another ridesharing service in a Brazilian favela may have been driven by vengeance after a gang leader’s sick mother had a ride cancelled, police have said.
The four men, aged between 23 and 48, were tortured and killed after being called to the Jardim Santo Inácio favela in the north-eastern city of Salvador last week. A fifth driver made a dramatic escape and alerted police. He and two victims worked for the Brazilian transport company 99; the others for Uber.
In a statement on Thursday, police said that the motive for the killings was still being investigated, but “one line of inquiry points towards revenge against the drivers, after a trip was refused”.
.... “The gangster ordered these people killed because his mother called Uber, but the car never arrived,” the Bahia governor, Rui Costa, told reporters.
I hope the families get the soilage charge at least.
