Brazil Publishes First National Most-Wanted Roster Under Programa Captura

Overview

• The Justice Ministry posted an initial list of 216 fugitives on gov.br/captura built from up to eight nominations per state.
• State rollouts highlighted Tocantins with eight names, Minas Gerais with eight, Bahia with five, and the Federal District with seven, with charges drawn from BNMP and court records.
• The portal displays identifying details such as names, aliases, CPF and birth dates to support anonymous tips.
• Members of the public are urged to report information via 190 and 197, with 181 also cited in some local guidance.
• National security officials say the focus is on leaders of organized crime, the list will be updated after arrests, and work is underway on informant protections and the feasibility of future rewards that are not currently offered.