2023-12-25 05:12:28
The prisoner had been on the run since 2018 and had 12 arrest warrants; he surrendered after negotiations
Reproduction/Jovem Pan News Zinho handed himself in to the PF this Sunday, 24
A PF (Federal police) arrested on the afternoon of this Sunday, 24, Luiz Antônio da Silva Braga, the Zinhomost wanted militiaman in Rio de Janeiro. The prisoner had been on the run since 2018 and had 12 arrest warrants. He is considered the leader of the militia that operates in the West Zone of the capital of Rio de Janeiro. According to the PF, the arrest was made after negotiations between the fugitive militiaman’s patrons, the corporation and the Public Security Secretariat of Rio Janeiro. Zinho presented himself to federal police officers at the PF Regional Superintendency. He was taken to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) and later sent to the state prison system, where he will remain at the disposal of the Court. The report tries to locate Zinho’s defense. The executive secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Ricardo Cappelli, congratulated the corporation. ” The PF arrested today, December 24th, at the end of the afternoon, the most wanted militiaman, leader of the militia that dominates the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. Congratulations to the Federal Police. It’s work, work and work”, he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Zinho was the target of the PF Operation in conjunction with the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro, known as Dynasty. The action was carried out on December 19th. At the time, five suspects were arrested. The objective was to identify the illegal charging scheme and also investigate the current accounts that benefit from these charges. The militia operates in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro and is known for imposing its authority through threats and violence. The group is headed by Luis Antonio da Silva Braga, known as Zinho, according to the PF. The criminal organization’s practice is to charge illegal fees to large companies and local traders, which causes great damage to the region’s economy. The Civil Police tried to arrest him in an operation in Espírito Santos, in 2018. However, Zinho managed to escape. While escaping, he left his cell phone along the way, which was seized by the police.
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