Fugitive Pastor Wanted in Pará Arrested in Rio de Janeiro

Overview

• Jailton Nápoles Corrêa Menezes, who was arrested Thursday, was taken into custody in Rio under a preventive warrant issued by the Justiça de Santa Izabel do Pará.
• Authorities said the arrest resulted from a coordinated, multi-agency operation that used data cross-referencing and route monitoring through the Ministry of Justice’s Project Captura.
• Police say investigators have identified alleged victims in Pará, Rio de Janeiro and Maranhão and that he used his position as a pastor to build trust before the alleged abuses.
• Related inquiries are open in Amazonas and Rio Grande do Sul as officers continue to search for additional victims and possible incidents connected to the case.
• The capture shows how federal intelligence support helps states find suspects who flee across jurisdictions and could lead to broader victim outreach and more coordinated probes.