DNA Links and PM Prints Drive Hunt for Killers of Ex–São Paulo Police Chief Ruy Ferraz Fontes

Overview

• Dahesly Oliveira Pires, 25, was arrested and, according to police, admitted transporting a rifle a day after the ambush that killed Ruy Ferraz Fontes.
• The court ordered the detention of Luiz Antonio Rodrigues de Miranda, who investigators say directed the retrieval of a rifle and was seen with a black car used in the attack.
• Genetic material found in cars tied Felipe Avelino da Silva, known as Mascherano, and Flávio Henrique Ferreira de Souza to the crime, and both remain fugitives.
• Police forensics collected 41 genetic samples in a Praia Grande property linked to the group, and the PM’s internal affairs opened inquiries after finding fingerprints attributed to a military police officer and his brother.
• Authorities say evidence points to organized crime involvement, with the PCC under scrutiny, while the motive remains under review and search operations continue for three principal suspects.