Federal Police Detain Four Lawyers Accused of Aiding Comando Vermelho in Manaus

Overview

• The Federal Court in Amazonas, under Judge Ana Paula Podedworny, ordered preventive arrests as police carried out raids that seized cash, vehicles, electronics, documents and two firearms.
• Investigators say the attorneys formed a legal-operational hub that exploited visitation privileges to pass orders, notes, money and contraband between jailed leaders and street operatives.
• WhatsApp messages linked to Alan “Sangue Azul” indicated the lawyers relayed directives, including a February notice of a truce with the PCC, and one suspect discussed smuggling marijuana into a prison as staff complicity is probed.
• The detainees are Gerdeson Zuriel de Oliveira Menezes, Alisom Joffer Tavares Canto de Amorim, Janai de Souza Almeida and Ramyde Washington Abel Caldeira Doce Cardozo.
• Defense teams and OAB-AM contest alleged breaches of professional prerogatives as the follow-on to Operação Xeque-Mate pursues interstate ties, Colombian drug logistics and an at-large leader known as Alan do Índio.