The Federal Police arrested seven people suspected of working for the PCC in São Paulo, in an operation this Tuesday morning (17).
Among those arrested are the deputy Fábio Baena and Eduardo Monteiro as well as two other unidentified civil police officers. The policeman Rogério de Almeira Felício He is also the subject of an arrest warrant and is considered a fugitive.
You five agents were reported by Vinicius Gritzbach a businessman linked to the Primeiro Comando da Capital, who was killed on November 8th at Guarulhos Airport, in São Paulo. The other three arrested this Tuesday are civilians.
Today’s action came from the intersection of several investigations into the PCC, including the murder of Gritzbach.
THE CNN tries to contact the defense of everyone involved. In a statement, the defense of Fábio Baena and Eduardo Monteiro says they are “outraged” by the arrests highlighting that “they have no need, suitability and constitute blatant arbitrariness”.
See who Fabio Baena is, SP Civil Police delegate arrested on suspicion of involvement with the PCC.
The defense made up of Police Chief Dr. Fábio Baena Martin and investigator Eduardo Monteiro, INDIGNED, clarifies that the arrest carried out today is not necessary, appropriate and constitutes blatant arbitrariness.
It is unacceptable in Brazil to trivialize the right to freedom, decreeing media arrest, without contemporaneity, and the most serious, for facts that have already been investigated and ARCHIVED by the Court, on the recommendation of the Public Ministry itself. The puerile word of a mythomaniac, without any new element of proof, could never motivate such an exceptional measure, affronting the status dignitatis and libertatis of our constituents.
It should also be clarified that both appeared spontaneously to be heard and never caused any embarrassment to the repeated investigations.
Furthermore, the defense denounces the very serious fact that Delegate Baena was not given the right and opportunity to contact his lawyers informing them of his arrest and the execution of the search warrant, which only reinforces the illegality reported. The defense is taking all measures to immediately put an end to the spurious coercion found.
Understand the operation
THE Operation Tacitus This Tuesday is carried out by the Federal Police and the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (GAECO) of the Public Ministry, with support from the Internal Affairs Division of the Civil Police of SP.
The investigation began with the analysis of evidence obtained in several police investigations which involved financial transactions, award-winning collaboration and testimonials.
The investigation revealed the complex way in which those investigated structured themselves to demand bribes and launder money to serve the interests of the criminal organization.
This Tuesday, 130 federal police officers and Internal Affairs agents carry out eight arrest warrants and 13 search and seizure warrants in the cities of São Paulo, Bragança, Igaratá and Ubatuba.
See images of the operation here.
Suspects may face charges of criminal organization, active and passive corruption and concealment of capital. The combined penalties can reach 30 years in prison.
This content was originally published in PF arrests 7 people suspected of working for the PCC in SP; 4 arrested are police officers on the CNN Brasil website.
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