Bahia Police Name Nine Killed in Recôncavo Operation as São Paulo Homicide Suspect Confesses After Arrest in State

Overview

• Bahia’s Civil Police released the identities of nine male suspects, ages 17 to 29, killed during multi‑day confrontations around Pedra do Cavalo in the Recôncavo region.
• Authorities say those killed were linked to the Bonde do Maluco faction after shootouts tied to rivalry with a group connected to Rio de Janeiro; patrols remain reinforced.
• Security forces dismantled forest encampments, seized weapons, magazines and ammunition, and used drone imagery after spotting about 30 armed men hiding in vegetation.
• In a separate case, Isaías dos Santos da Silva was captured in Mirante, Bahia, and confessed to shooting 20‑year‑old Beatriz Munhos during a Nov. 1 ambush in Sapopemba; transfer to São Paulo was requested.
• São Paulo police previously arrested the alleged motorcycle pilot and are searching for a third suspect accused of luring the victims, while new actions in Rio’s Vila Kennedy reported deaths and arrests and a PM sublieutenant was killed in Campo Grande.