Overview
- Police searched David’s Barra da Tijuca home and Vasco’s training center and then took him to the 14ª DP in Leblon for questioning after searches on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, and he was released the same day with no arrest warrant.
- Officers confiscated a cellphone, two computers and documents from the player’s residence and inspected his locker at the CT as part of evidence gathering for forensic and financial analysis.
- Vasco says it is cooperating with investigators, provided a club lawyer for David, and the player has trained and remained listed as available for the club’s upcoming Copa do Brasil match.
- The operation, reported as “A Tropa” or “A Turma,” mobilized about 100 civil police across multiple states with more than 38 vehicles, two helicopters and several search and preventive-arrest warrants that targeted other players and suspects.
- Investigators traced leads to athletes after reviewing a phone seized in a 2024 Serra (ES) attempted-homicide probe, and authorities are analyzing digital communications and PIX transactions while the case remains under judicial secrecy, a development that could produce further detentions or charges as evidence is processed.