Paraná Police Arrest Five, Including Two Military Officers, in R$15 Million Diamond Heist Probe

Overview

• Police carried out 15 search warrants across Londrina, Ibiporã, Bauru and São Paulo, seizing firearms, ammunition and cheques totaling about R$11.6 million.
• Investigators say a messaging group called “Pit Bull Missão” on the recovered phone detailed planning and linked one of the detained military police to the crime.
• The group is described as having defined roles with four executors, a lure, a logistics mentor and a couple whose driving school served as an operational base.
• The diamonds remain missing as authorities scrutinize their provenance and possible money‑laundering after finding approximately R$11.692 million in cheques at a victim’s residence.
• The Paraná Military Police stated the two arrested officers will face internal proceedings at the corregedoria with guarantees of due process.