Police Intercept Peixão’s Family Bound for Bolivia, Seize Jewelry Linked to Fugitive

Overview

• Federal highway police stopped two vehicles on BR-262 near Campo Grande after a tip from Rio’s Civil Police that the TCP leader might be in the convoy.
• The detainees were the fugitive’s wife, three children and a nephew, and Álvaro ‘Peixão’ Malaquias Santa Rosa was not found.
• Officers seized multiple pieces of jewelry bearing references to the fugitive, including a gold chain with a Star of David inscribed “Israel Defense Force” and items marked “Mano Arão.”
• The group was taken to the Federal Police in Mato Grosso do Sul for statements and was released pending charges for money laundering, concealment of assets and organized-crime activity.
• Investigators say the search for Peixão continues, and recent federal findings indicate his network has ordered illegal weapons and equipment online for delivery to residences.