Overview
- Kléber 'Binho Galinha' turned himself in to Bahia state prosecutors in Feira de Santana on October 3 after two days as a fugitive and was transferred to custody in Salvador.
- The Estado Anômico operation, a follow-on to El Patrón, executed 10 preventive arrests and 18 searches, detained his wife and son, and included an asset block of about R$9 million and the suspension of a firm allegedly used for laundering.
- Assembly president Ivana Bastos said the chamber has not been officially notified of the arrest and will take any steps under its rules only after receiving the court communication.
- Internal Assembly sources cited in reports anticipate an Ethics Council process that could lead to a 90‑day suspension or even loss of mandate, though no proceedings have formally begun.
- His legal team says he has cooperated since the start of the investigations, disputes the judge’s competence, calls the preventive detention order null, and pledges to provide all requested information; local reports say he will be held in a State Major room inside the Salvador prison complex.