Overview

• Gaeco of the Rio state prosecutor’s office led raids that arrested Flávio da Silva Santos and executed search warrants at sites including Imperatriz Leopoldinense’s quadra and a ranch in Cachoeiras de Macacu.
• Investigators seized phones, cash and a money‑counting machine, and recovered an accounting spreadsheet that details more than R$500,000 paid to Military and Civil Police over two days to shield illegal gambling.
• Security‑camera footage captured Flávio trying to exit his building via a service door, leaving behind a bag with cellphones and money, before he was taken into custody and held at Bangu 1 pending transfer.
• Rogério de Andrade, accused by prosecutors of leading the operation since 2014 and of ordering the 2020 killing of Fernando Iggnácio, remains in the federal prison system by court order.
• Search targets included Vinicius Drumond, with about R$120,000 and vehicles seized at his addresses, while police agencies said internal inquiries are under way after the bribery allegations surfaced.