Overview

• Investigators named two suspects and requested temporary arrests, with one target linked to prior drug trafficking and robbery cases.
• Evidence points to a coordinated ambush with at least six assailants using two cars and rifles, and police recovered vehicles and fingerprints for analysis.
• Security footage shows the attackers lying in wait, pursuing the victim after initial rifle shots, and executing him after his car overturned following a collision.
• Authorities are examining whether the killing relates to Fontes’s long fight against the PCC or to disputes tied to his role in Praia Grande, with organized-crime involvement under review.
• The case reignited scrutiny of post-service protection as the SSP said ex–police chiefs must request escorts, which Fontes did not, while Alesp held a mourning session and federal officials proposed broader safeguards.