The Civil Police of Rio Grande do Norte concluded that the murder of the mayor of João Dias, Marcelo Oliveira, aged 38, and his father, Sandi Alves de Oliveira, aged 58, who died in August this year, was orchestrated by the vice-president. mayor Damária Jácome and her sister, councilor Leidiane Jácome.
According to the police, investigations point to the involvement of a 27-year-old pastor from an evangelical church in the region. He was arrested, identified as one of the perpetrators of the crime.
Damária Jácome and Leidiane Jácome were arrested, but they remain at large.
The double homicide occurred 40 days before this year’s municipal elections, a period in which Marcelo Oliveira was a candidate for re-election.
In total, six arrest warrants and six search and seizure warrants were served in the cities of João Dias, Patu and Marcelino Vieira during “Operation Profanos”, launched last Friday (27) by the 76th Police Station of Alexandria.
THE CNN tries to contact the defense of Damária Jácome and Leidiane Jácome and the space remains open for demonstrations.
Remember the case
Francisco Damião de Oliveira and his father, Sandi Alves de Oliveira, were shot dead while carrying out a campaign schedule, on August 27, 2024, in João Dias, eastern region of Rio Grande do Norte.
According to the State Secretariat for Public Security and Social Defense (SESED), the politician, known as Marcelo Oliveira, was rescued, but did not survive and was pronounced dead at the hospital in the city of Catolé do Rocha, in Paraíba.
In a statement, SESED stated that it ordered reinforcements in the Military Police and Civil Police with the aim of identifying, locating and arresting criminals. The ministry also said that the motivation is also being investigated.
The city’s mayor was 38 years old and was a candidate for reelection to the mayor of João Dias. Furthermore, he was married and leaves two children.
This content was originally published in Vice mayor and pastor are suspected of orchestrating the death of mayor in RN on the CNN Brasil website.
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