Salvador Police Expand 'Mirakel' Operation, Arrest Fugitives and Detain Influencers in Weight-Loss Pen Scheme

Overview

• Roughly 300 officers from Civil, Military and Technical police units and the state intelligence service executed court orders across the city.
• Three fugitives were captured in the Complexo do Nordeste de Amaralina, and two additional warrants were carried out inside a Salvador prison.
• Influencer Lais Santiago, who has more than 100,000 followers, was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen weight-loss pens.
• Claudiana Rocha, a beauty mentor with about 7,000 followers, was detained for questioning, and police say adolescent testimony links her to commissioning thefts.
• The first phase in June detained two alleged leaders and seized items tied to pharmacy robberies, and interviews and evidence collection remain underway.