Overview

• Prosecutors in Caraguatatuba filed a complaint alleging 51 counts of fraud and threats, and a judge issued a preventive detention order that was executed this week.
• Police arrested the 27-year-old on October 8 in Santos after 14 hours of fieldwork and intelligence, with no custody-hearing update reported by the court.
• Officers seized two phones, 11 bank cards, a vehicle registered to a third party, tobacco portions, and psychological-use medications as potential evidence.
• Investigators cite more than 50 complaints nationwide and say the suspect posed as an heir, farmer, or cryptocurrency investor to win trust and request money, with one victim reporting losses exceeding R$100,000 through 51 transfers.
• The defense calls the detention illegal and vows to contest it, and police urge additional potential victims to file reports to support the investigation.