Brazilian school shooter described self as loner

The Brazilian news show "Jornal Nacional" exclusively obtained the footage.

In a clip broadcast by the program, Wellington Menezes de Oliveira, 23, stands in front of a gray wall, speaking straight into the camera in a low voice.

"The fight that many brothers in the past have died for and that I will die for is not exclusively because of what is known as bullying. Our fight is against cruel, cowardly people who take advantage of kindness, innocence and weakness of people unable to defend themselves," he said.

Menezes de Oliveira killed himself after being injured by a police officer's bullet. The mass shooting was a tragedy in Brazil, where school shootings are rare.

Five children remained hospitalized, the Rio de Janeiro state government said Wednesday.

Many questions remain unanswered about why the gunman targeted the Municipal School Tasso da Silveira, located in the northwestern Rio neighborhood of Realengo, a middle- and lower-middle-class area located between the Pedra Branca and Mendanha mountains.

Tasso da Silveira was Menezes de Oliveira's former school.

In one video, he explains how he changed his look in order to scope out "a location" beforehand, indicating that the shooting was premeditated.

"The brothers will notice that I shaved my beard. It was necessary, because I was already planning to go to the location to study, to find a way to infiltrate," he says. "I had already gone before, many months ago. I went, and I didn't have a beard then. I went to do an analysis."

He was at the location three days before the April 7 shootings, he says. Menezes de Oliveira also speaks of being alone.

"I practically don't have family, I live alone, I don't have anyone to give satisfaction to. But since I needed to go to the location and interact with people, to avoid attracting attention I shaved my beard," he said.

It was unclear how much other footage "Jornal Nacional" had that it did not air.

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