Police Kill Fugitive Suspect Linked to Murders of Four Minas Gerais Youths in Santa Catarina

Overview

• Civil Police fatally shot a 30-year-old suspect during an attempted arrest in Navegantes after he allegedly pointed a revolver at officers.
• The man, known as "Tio Sam," was a fugitive with two outstanding warrants and had prior convictions for homicide and drug trafficking.
• Investigators link him to the torture and killings of Daniel Luiz da Silveira, Bruno Máximo da Silva, Guilherme Macedo de Almeida, and Pedro Henrique Prado de Oliveira, whose bodies were found on January 3 in Biguaçu.
• Forensic authorities have confirmed the victims’ identities, and police attribute the crimes to actors associated with the Primeiro Grupo Catarinense as inquiries continue.
• Separately, three bodies recovered from a clandestine burial site on Morro da Boa Vista remain unidentified, and three men kidnapped on January 3 were later freed after a police operation.