Arrests in Salvador Triple Killing as Hackers Free Inmates and Rocket Launch Fails

Overview

• Four suspects are now in custody in the Salvador case after one man surrendered to the Homicide Department early on December 23.
• Police report the execution-style murders of three uniformed internet technicians and say up to 11 people may have been involved.
• Operation Signum Fractum mobilized more than 50 officers from specialized units; suspect Caíque “Badalo” Nunes dos Santos was wounded in a confrontation and died after being hospitalized.
• Hackers used judges’ credentials to generate fake release orders that let four prisoners leave a Belo Horizonte facility, and authorities say only one has been recaptured.
• The Air Force confirmed the first commercial rocket launch in Maranhão failed after an anomaly led to a ground collision that destroyed Brazilian and Indian payloads, and a separate Acre court sentenced truck driver Florisvaldo to over five years for a fatal crash citing alcohol use and speeding.