Police officer who killed Leandro Lô breaks silence after being acquitted.

Leandro Lo was a multi-time jiu-jitsu champion and is a legend in the sport. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/leandrolojj

The police officer who killed Leandro Lô has broken his silence. Henrique Velozo, the military police officer who fired the shot that killed the eight-time world jiu-jitsu champion, spoke about the night of the crime in a recent interview with 'portal LeoDias'. Henrique was acquitted by a jury on November 14, 2025..

In an exclusive interview with 'LeoDias' website, military police officer Henrique Velozo gave his version of the story, revealing information about the minutes leading up to it. the death of eight-time world jiu-jitsu champion Leandro LôIn August 2022, the police officer made it clear that he acted in self-defense and explained how he managed to be acquitted of homicide.

 

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After being acquitted by a jury on November 14th, Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo was reinstated to the PMESP (São Paulo State Military Police) on the 18th, regaining his rank of lieutenant.

Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo is accused of killing jiu-jitsu fighter Leandro Lo (Photo: Reproduction/Band)

Watch the full interview with the police officer who killed Leandro Lô.

Who is Leandro Lô, eight-time world jiu-jitsu champion?

Leandro became known as one of the world's greatest grappling experts. The São Paulo native was a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and an eight-time world champion in the discipline (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2022).

The IBJJF and Jiu Jitsu community are extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Leandro Lo. Lo was one of the greatest athletes our sport has ever produced. An example of a true black belt, martial artist and champion on and off the mats. Rest in peace legend. pic.twitter.com/lHK3n8pF4K

— IBJJF (@ibjjf) August 7, 2022

The death of Leandro, 33 years old at the time, on August 7, 2022, had international repercussions, being reported in outlets such as ABC, BBC, and Al Jazeera. Leandro died after being shot in the head at a show at the Esporte Clube Sírio in São Paulo. Notably, this was Leandro's last post on Instagram.

 

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