Overview
- Police in Misiones deployed a cordon operation and executed court-ordered raids after Yonatan Ariel Da Silva escaped from Unidad Penal VII on Sunday.
- Nine penitentiary agents who were on duty were placed on availability as administrative and disciplinary proceedings move forward.
- Local reports say the fugitive exploited a power outage to get out, reportedly scaling the prison’s perimeter wall.
- Da Silva, reported as 33–34, was sentenced in 2022 for the 2020 killing of his stepmother, and TN reports the original femicide ruling was revised with the case still under review.
- Investigators indicated he had no cash at the time, and they circulated identifying details including a height of about 1.72 meters and an eagle tattoo on his left forearm.