Unprecedented escape: Government deploys more than 100 federal agents to work in RN

The unprecedented escape of inmates Deibson Cabral Nascimento (33) and Rogério da Silva Mendonça (35) from the maximum security prison, in Mossoró (RN), this Wednesday morning (14), mobilizes at least 100 federal agents, according to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security .

In a statement issued on Wednesday night (14), the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, also highlighted the visit of the National Secretary of Penal Policies, André Garcia, to “in-person investigation of the facts and the taking of actions applicable at the administrative level”, according to the note.

Lewandowski also reported that the Integrated Forces to Combat Organized Crime (Ficco), which brings together federal and state agents, works to locate and arrest fugitives.

According to the statement, The names of the fugitives were also included in Interpol's Orange Diffusion System which aims to alert authorities in other countries about imminent risks to public security and the Border Protection System, which indicates that police in other countries can search for criminals.

The ministry also highlighted that the Federal Highway Police (PRF) was alerted to monitor the highways under its jurisdiction and to carry out “an immediate and comprehensive review of all security equipment and protocols in the five federal penitentiaries”, the statement concluded. .

See the full note on Ricardo Lewandowski's measurements

1. Ordered the National Secretary of Penal Policies, André Garcia, to go to Mossoró, accompanied by a team of six civil servants, to investigate the facts in person and take the appropriate administrative actions.

2. Called the General Directorate of the Federal Police to open investigations and send a team of experts to the location, with the aim of determining responsibilities and taking action to recapture the two fugitives, an action that already involves the involvement of more than 100 federal agents.

3. Ordered the mobilization of the Integrated Forces to Combat Organized Crime (Ficco), which brings together federal and state police in actions to repress organized crime, to collaborate with efforts to locate and arrest fugitives.

4. Instructed the Federal Police (PF) to register the names of fugitives in the Interpol Orange Diffusion System, as well as their inclusion in the Border Protection System, so that they can be sought by the international police community;

5. Mobilized the Federal Highway Police (PRF) to monitor the highways under its jurisdiction and support the recapture of prisoners.

6. Ordered an immediate and comprehensive review of all security equipment and protocols in the five federal penitentiaries.