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São Paulo Prosecutors Charge Eight in Killing of Ex-Police Chief, Say PCC Ordered Hit

The case moves to court after an investigation that ties the ambush to the PCC's leadership through forensic and phone evidence.

MP-SP conclui que ex-delegado Ruy Ferraz foi morto a mando do PCC e denuncia 8.
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Overview

  • Prosecutors allege the PCC high command ordered the 15 September execution of Ruy Ferraz in Praia Grande in retaliation for his past actions against the gang.
  • The complaint describes planning starting in March with stolen vehicles, weapons purchases and support houses, with a getaway car set on fire after the attack.
  • Evidence cited includes DNA recovered from preparation sites and phone messages in which alleged gunman Umberto “Playboy” Gomes thanks organizer Marcos Augusto Rodrigues Cardoso; Gomes died on 30 September resisting arrest.
  • Eight suspects were charged with qualified homicide, two attempted murders, possession of restricted firearms, personal favoring, and participation in an armed criminal organization.
  • Authorities report five suspects in custody, at least two co-authors still at large, and police continue to examine a separate line of inquiry involving alleged municipal fraud flagged by the victim.