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Four Suspects Killed, One Arrested After Police Pursuit in Mesquita

Police describe the operation as a blow to a local faction.

Overview

  • Officers from the 20th BPM tried to stop a Honda HR‑V leaving Chatuba toward the Complexo do Chapadão when occupants opened fire, prompting a chase and gunfight.
  • The car was intercepted in Olinda, four suspects were killed and one detained, and two rifles and two pistols were seized.
  • Police say the vehicle was stolen and report the group belongs to the Comando Vermelho.
  • The detainee was identified by police as “Benzemá,” described as a local trafficking leader, and one of the dead was identified as “TN.”
  • DHBF opened a forensic investigation and registered the case, security cameras recorded parts of the pursuit, and the state police secretary praised the action as weakening the faction.