Overview

• Umberto Alberto Gomes, 39, identified by investigators as a possible shooter in the killing of Ruy Ferraz Fontes, was fatally shot during a police operation in São José dos Pinhais after resisting arrest.
• Authorities say fingerprints tied Gomes to a Mongaguá residence used by the group, and intelligence work led São Paulo and Paraná police to his location; no officers were injured.
• Investigators report seven suspects identified in the case, with four already in custody and others still being sought, including figures linked to vehicles and safehouses used in the ambush.
• As part of the probe, detectives searched the home of a Praia Grande subsecretary to gather records on possible contract irregularities, seizing cash, electronics and documents; his lawyers say he was heard as a witness.
• Motive remains under investigation, with a PCC connection a principal line; in a separate Ceará case, forensic tests confirmed a weapon used in a Sobral school attack matched another homicide, highlighting factional violence under review.