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São Paulo Police Launch Raids for Suspects in Ex–Civil Police Chief’s Killing Linked to PCC

Forensic breakthroughs are guiding warrants across São Paulo in a case authorities link to the PCC.

Overview

  • Civil police teams from Garra and Dope are executing six search warrants and two arrest warrants in the capital and interior, with more than 20 vehicles, four delegates and about 80 officers mobilized.
  • Investigators say eight suspects have been identified, with four already detained and four at large, including Umberto Alberto Gomes, flagged after fingerprints were found in a second safe house in Mongaguá.
  • Pericial work reports at least 12 rifle shots using 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm weapons, and DNA found in vehicles tied Felipe Avelino da Silva and Flávio Henrique Ferreira de Souza to the attack, with additional lab reports still pending.
  • Properties linked to the group in Praia Grande and Mongaguá were targeted in the probe; the Praia Grande homeowner Willian Silva Marques was detained after presenting himself to police, and the Mongaguá house was vandalized overnight.
  • Parallel law‑enforcement actions across states yielded fresh arrests in violent‑crime and organized‑crime cases, and a Brazilian deputy on a Gaza‑bound humanitarian flotilla reported drone harassment with no injuries and a request for diplomatic follow‑up.