Truck Driver Confesses to Staging Rodoanel Bomb Hoax, Is Indicted

Overview

• Dener Laurito dos Santos, 52, admitted he fabricated the bomb threat, tied himself inside the cab and placed a mock device.
• He was indicted for false communication of a crime under Article 340 of Brazil’s Penal Code, which allows detention of one to six months or a fine.
• The Gate bomb squad and forensic teams found no explosives after technical inspection, overturning his initial account of an armed assault.
• The November 12 shutdown lasted nearly five hours on the Rodoanel and generated about 40 km of congestion during the large police response.
• Security footage cited by investigators shows behavior inconsistent with his story, including a moment he discards a stone; the case remains with DISE Taboão da Serra under partial secrecy, with toxicology and motive assessments pending.