Overview

• Authorities executed 26 preventive arrest warrants and 32 search-and-seizure orders in João Pessoa, Cabedelo, Santa Rita, Campina Grande, Cabaceiras, Nova Floresta, and communities in Rio de Janeiro.
• Operação Asfixia blocked R$125 million in assets tied to the faction, led by the Paraíba Civil Police and Gaeco with support from the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police.
• The principal target is Flávio de Lima Monteiro, known as “Fatoka,” who is alleged to command operations from a Rio community.
• A 23-year-old police officer was shot during actions in Cabedelo and was hospitalized in João Pessoa in stable condition.
• Investigators cite atypical financial movements surpassing R$250 million and the use of straw persons and front companies, with Cabedelo flagged as the focal area linked to prior annulments of the mayor and vice-mayor by the state electoral court.