Praia Grande Subsecretary Seeks Exoneration as Five City Employees Probed in Ruy Fontes Killing
Police turned to possible irregular municipal contracts after Sept. 29 searches that seized weapons, cash, electronics.
Overview
- Sandro Rogério Pardini requested to leave his post after being targeted by warrants, with his defense saying he was heard as a witness and denies any involvement.
- At Pardini’s residence in Santos, investigators seized three pistols, R$50,000, US$10,300, €1,135, banking cards, electronics, and firearm registrations.
- The DHPP executed nine warrants across Santos, Praia Grande, and São Vicente to collect phones, computers, documents, and other materials for the inquiry.
- Praia Grande’s administration says it is cooperating with police requests but reports receiving no formal notice about the searches.
- Forensic work linked suspects to vehicles and a Mongaguá safehouse, with four people detained, three fugitives sought, and one alleged shooter killed in a later Paraná operation.