Police Raid Targets National Phone‑Unlocking Network Across 11 States

Overview

• Rio’s DRCPIM led the latest Rastreio phase with 132 search warrants in 11 states, supported by local civil police and the Justice Ministry’s Senasp and Diopi units.
• Targets include providers of virtual unlocking classes and frequent clients linked to resale points such as shops, boxes and kiosks, with probes focusing on IMEI tampering and banking‑app fraud.
• In Maranhão, police searched three addresses and seized phones, unlocking equipment and goods without invoices, and took two people in for questioning.
• G1 reports that 30 people were arrested in flagrante with stolen phones during today’s actions.
• Authorities report more than 10,000 phones recovered, about 2,800 returned and over 700 arrests to date, and Rio police plan to return 1,600 devices to owners on Tuesday.