Parliamentary Operation Arresting Militia Leaders Operating in Rio's West Zone | New

Grilagem of land, purchase, sale and rental of irregular constructions, receipt of stolen cargoes, possession and illegal possession of weapons. It is only part of the list of militia crimes that terrorized the West Side of Rio

The investigation of the organized crime group of the Public Prosecutor's Office showed that They had acted in the communities of Rio das Pedras and Muzema.

Among the five prisoners, the main leaders of the gang. Prime Minister Ronald Alves Pereira, who, according to the MP, commands the militia in the district of Muzema; and retired sub-lieutenant Maurício Silva da Costa, Maurizio, appointed by the investigators to head the Rio das Pedras militia. The former prime minister's captain and former Bope member, Adriano Magalhães da Nóbrega, is one of eight fugitives.

The operation carried out searches and seizures in the resident badociations that served as the gang's office. The investigators found a safe with $ 50,000 in cash and over 200 valuable checks, as well as blank check stubs. For prosecutors, a proof of the mortgage crime. Investigations, which lasted six months, revealed that the gang dominated the territory by forging documents, bribing officials and using force and violence to intimidate villagers and demonstrate power. According to the MP, at least two of the suspects arrested Tuesday could be important elements to clarify another case: the murders of the councilor Marielle Franco and the driver Anderson Gomes.

Ronald Paulo Alves Pereira and Adriano Magalhães da Nóbrega had previously testified as witnesses in connection with the investigation into the deaths of Marielle and Anderson.

The Homicide Bureau heard the two men shortly after investigations had led to suspicion of the involvement of militiamen in the execution of the counselor. It's been ten months without answers to the crime.

The federal police investigation for three months on the conduct of the team of DH investigators. Orlando Oliveira de Araújo, a militiaman from Orlando Curicica, said police officers had pressured him to be held responsible for the murder of Marielle.

Arrested in a maximum-security federal prison outside the state, charged with several crimes, Orlando also said that Marielle's death had been badisted by members of the so-called "crime bureau" ", a group of hired killers who have MPs and former ministers involved.

Orlando said that the Homicide Bureau would not conduct the investigation in this case and in others to protect the murderers.

According to the Crown, it appears that they have links to the "crime bureau". The homicide office did not participate in the operation this Tuesday.

"All these prisoners will be heard in the hope of being able to collaborate in other investigations." We do not exclude participation in Marielle's crimes, we can not badert ourselves at this stage. If, in the near future or not, we come to the conclusion that they are involved, this will be found in the archives of the investigation of Marielle and Anderson, "said prosecutor Simone Sibílio.

MP Marcelo Freixo (PSOL-RJ), friend and collaborator of Councilor Marielle Franco, spoke about the possible link between the cases.