Overview
- Gilberto Firmo Ferreira, 52, was detained by the Distrito Federal Civil Police on November 26 on suspicion of receiving stolen property and participating in a ring that steals, alters, and conceals vehicles.
- Police say the arrest followed surveillance of a vehicle rented irregularly and used by others for criminal activity.
- Officers searching a property in Ceilândia located a VW/Tera and a GM/S10 with theft and robbery records, along with automotive parts of unverified origin.
- Authorities have not confirmed whether the Ceilândia property where the vehicles were found belongs to Ferreira.
- Ferreira remains under court authority, and his lawyer, Samuel Magalhães, says the inquiry is in its initial phase; he was previously arrested in August over alleged possession of child sexual abuse material.