Brazil Police Arrest Prudentópolis Shooting Suspect and Detain Man in Moreno Execution

Overview

• Paraná police located and arrested a 28-year-old suspected of opening fire on a family gathering in Prudentópolis that left six injured and a nine‑month‑old baby dead, with a second assailant still being sought and seized electronics sent for forensic analysis.
• In Pernambuco, fuel entrepreneur Alexandrino Ferreira Júnior was executed near Moreno; a 26‑year‑old suspect was arrested in flagrante and remains in hospital custody as homicide investigators examine motive and collected a firearm found with the victim.
• Security forces in Piauí arrested a young woman over a sequestro relâmpago involving an ex‑secretary and a driver, recovered stolen goods, seized two firearms allegedly used in the crime, and moved to block about R$20,000 in transfers while identifying two additional suspects.
• In Ceará, two men under investigation for forcing residents from their homes and with ties to a Rio‑based criminal group died in a shootout with police, who seized three guns, 121 rounds, drugs and two motorcycles and indicted four others.
• Police reported multiple domestic‑violence and homicide arrests across states, including attempted femicide cases in Cabo Frio and Bahia, a stabbing suspect held in Maceió, family members detained in a Praia Grande killing, and ongoing probes with fugitives still sought in the Marília double homicide and the Alexandre Araújo case in Pará.