 The lack of any police presence on the streets allowed the crime to occur without interference by law enforcement.Less than a week after João Hélio's death, he was memorialized at a soccer game at Maracanã stadium before a match between Botofogo and Flamengo.João Hélio was buried at the Jardim da Saudade cemetery in Sulacap, also the final resting place of murdered Rio journalist Tim Lopes, whose manner of death in 2002 (Lopes was tortured to death by drug traffickers) also shocked the Brazilian public and triggered a cry for change.