Federal Police Raid in Belo Horizonte Targets Suspect in Nazi Threats to Brazilian Universities

Overview

• Operação Valquíria carried out two court‑authorized searches in Belo Horizonte on December 4, ordered by the federal court in Barreiras, Bahia.
• Investigators say the threats were emailed from single‑purpose accounts routed through VPN services to hinder attribution.
• Connection‑log analysis led police to a principal suspect with a record of online threats and possession of weapon replicas and items bearing extremist symbols.
• G1 reports the messages in March threatened a massacre at UFBA, UFRB and UFOB, which has a campus in Barreiras.
• The inquiry remains active with no confirmed arrest publicly reported, and prosecutors are evaluating charges under Lei nº 13.260/2016.