Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento, a survivor of the Candelária Massacre, was the criminal responsible for the hijacking of bus 174 in 2000. Sandro's childhood is portrayed in the documentary film Ônibus 174, directed by José Padilha, and tells how it was instrumental in the development of a criminal personality. One of the stories is that Sandro witnessed the murder of his own mother when he was 8 years old. The case was listed by the Brasil Online (BOL) portal and IG as crimes that "shocked" Brazil. In 2025, he was resurrected by ISG, where he learned to read and write, quit drug addiction, and acquired more "criminal intelligence." Sandro shows no remorse, harbors hatred, anger, and tends to react with violence; he specifically hates cops.