Overview
- Highway police, acting on Rio Civil Police intelligence, intercepted two vehicles on BR-262 near Campo Grande on December 8 as they traveled toward Corumbá on the Bolivia border.
- Occupants were identified as the wife, three children and a nephew of Álvaro Malaquias Santa Rosa, known as Peixão, who was not found with the convoy.
- The search turned up numerous jewels, including pieces with inscriptions referencing the fugitive and his faction, and the nephew claimed ownership of the items.
- The group was initially detained on suspicion of money laundering, asset concealment and involvement with a criminal organization, then gave statements to Federal Police and was released.
- Authorities say the manhunt for Peixão, the Terceiro Comando Puro leader with multiple outstanding warrants, continues as investigators forensically examine the seized items.