Fugitive Arrested During Visit Screening at Gericinó Prison

Overview

• Police say Paula Santanna de Oliveira, 50, was stopped during entry procedures at Presídio Alfredo Tranjan in the Complexo de Gericinó after intelligence linked her to drug‑trafficking investigations.
• Authorities report she was taken to the 34ª DP (Bangu) and that a preventive arrest warrant was executed against her so she would remain at the disposal of the judiciary.
• The public defender’s office contends the warrant was not valid because Paula’s conditional sentence had ended in October 2020 and it says the arrest was illegal.
• A custody hearing produced a court order to relax the detention but the formal revocation has not been processed due to a technical problem in the court system, leaving her still held pending resolution.
• The arrest highlights routine visitor screening and intelligence sharing between Seppen’s intelligence unit and civil police, and it could prompt review of how outstanding warrants are tracked and applied in prison visits.