Overview
- Four inmates were released from Ceresp Gameleira on December 20 using forged judicial orders created with legitimate credentials; one has been recaptured and three remain at large.
- The Tribunal de Justiça de Minas Gerais annulled the false alvarás, restored the prison warrants, and said no judge authorized the releases.
- According to the CNJ, the fraudulent entries were identified and canceled in less than 24 hours, indicating credential misuse rather than a structural system failure.
- Security forces are conducting joint operations to find Ricardo Lopes de Araújo, Wanderson Henrique Lucena Salomão, and Nikolas Henrique de Paiva Silva.
- The state government will delay future release orders to add authenticity checks as investigations by justice and public security authorities continue.