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São Paulo Police Arrest ‘Mascherano’ in Assassination of Ex–Civil Police Chief Ruy Ferraz Fontes

DNA traces in a vehicle used in the attack tied the suspected ABC Paulista crime leader to the case.

Overview

  • Felipe Avelino de Souza, known as Mascherano, was detained on October 6 in Cotia and will be taken to the DHPP.
  • Police describe him as an ABC Paulista crime figure with prior convictions for drug trafficking and qualified robbery, including a progression to open regime in 2023.
  • With the new arrest, five suspects are in custody: Dahesly Oliveira Pires, Luiz Henrique Santos Batista (Fofão), Rafael Marcell Dias Simões (Jaguar), Willian Silva Marques, and Mascherano.
  • Two suspects remain fugitives, identified by police as Flávio Henrique Ferreira de Souza and Luiz Antonio Rodrigues de Miranda.
  • A man identified as a possible shooter, Umberto Alberto Gomes, was previously killed in a Civil Police operation in Paraná, and authorities say the manhunt continues.