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PF Hunts Deputy Binho Galinha After New Raids, Seizes Armored Vehicle in Bahia

The split-off operation advances the El Patrón probe under a first‑instance order that treats the suspected crimes as outside parliamentary immunity.

Overview

  • A preventive arrest warrant was issued for state deputy Kléber Cristian Escolano de Almeida, who is now being sought by authorities, and his lawyer’s stated plan to present him had not occurred by the latest update.
  • Operação Anômico, a spin-off of El Patrón, executed nine arrests and 18 search warrants in Feira de Santana, São Gonçalo dos Campos and Salvador, with court-ordered freezes totaling R$ 9 million.
  • The deputy’s wife, Mayana Cerqueira da Silva, and son, João Guilherme, were detained again, and four military police officers were arrested and taken to the PM Shock Battalion in Lauro de Freitas.
  • Federal police recovered an armored vehicle abandoned in a wooded area of Feira de Santana with a hidden key, roof lights and satellite internet, which investigators report may be tied to an escape attempt.
  • The case proceeds with about 100 federal agents supported by Receita Federal personnel after the STF, in a ruling by Justice Cristiano Zanin, reinstated evidence previously annulled by the STJ.