Police Seize Guns and Marijuana in Arrest of Cid Moreira's Son in São Pedro

Overview

• Rodrigo Radenzév Simões Moreira, 55, was detained on December 8 during a Civil Police raid at a chácara in São Pedro, São Paulo state.
• Investigators reported seizing three bricks of marijuana, a .38 revolver with ammunition, an unregistered revolver, two pistol replicas, a pressure shotgun, a cannabis plant, and R$318 in cash.
• The operation followed a police report from his ex-wife alleging threats and assault with a revolver, and she requested a protective order.
• Authorities said the flagrante autuation considered the drug quantity, prior anonymous tips to Disque-Denúncia 181 about suspected cultivation and sales, and irregular firearm possession.
• Moreira told police the drugs were for personal use, and his half-brother Roger Moreira publicly expressed support for the complainant.