Paraguay Hands Over Ex-PRF Chief Silvinei Vasques After Foiled Escape

Overview

• Silvinei Vasques was detained at Asunción’s Silvio Pettirossi airport while trying to fly to El Salvador using a genuine Paraguayan passport issued in another person’s name.
• Paraguayan authorities confirmed his identity with Brazilian counterparts by sending photos before making the arrest and later delivered him to the PF at the Ponte da Amizade border crossing.
• Alexandre de Moraes ordered preventive detention after the violation of electronic monitoring, treating the episode as an attempt to evade justice.
• Federal Police reports say the ankle monitor lost GPS signal around 3 a.m. on December 25, hours after he left his residence on Christmas Eve in a rented car carrying a dog, food and sanitary pads.
• He was sentenced on December 16 to 24 years and 6 months by the STF for actions linked to the 2022 plot, and investigators are examining the forged documents, logistics and possible involvement of third parties.