Missing São Paulo Police Corporal’s Car Found Burned, Three Suspects Arrested

Overview

• Cabo Fabrício Gomes de Santana, 40, disappeared after telling his brother he argued with a local trafficker and would go to an adega to talk.
• His car was found completely burned on Thursday in a wooded area of Itapecerica da Serra, raising suspicion it was torched to erase evidence.
• Three people were arrested under judicial orders, and two others were questioned and released, according to the state public security secretariat.
• Police identified a second car allegedly used in the crime with canisters smelling of gasoline inside, and the owner was taken in for questioning.
• The Itapecerica da Serra precinct is taking statements, reviewing CCTV, formally treating the case as a disappearance and vehicle seizure, and seeking tips via Disque-Denúncia 181.