Overview
- Iza Paiva, 26, was arrested on October 15 in Porto Velho, Rondônia, and remains in preventive detention as the investigation proceeds.
- Police say she is under investigation for allegedly ordering members of Comando Vermelho to locate and torture two men accused of robbing her home and to recover stolen items.
- Civil Police cited what they describe as her close ties to the criminal faction and said she chose not to contact authorities after the reported burglary.
- The arrest was part of Operation Arur Betach, which included a search of her residence and seizure of items for evidence.
- Her lawyer, Samuel Costa, contests the necessity of pretrial detention as an exceptional measure and notes she has two young children.