Operation on Sunday? Why did the PF arrest suspects of having Marielle killed today?

The Federal Police preventively arrested, on the morning of this Sunday, 24, three suspects of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes: Domingos Brazão, Chiquinho Brazão and Rivaldo Barbosa. According to information from the newspaper The globethe operation was brought forward to this weekend to preserve the “surprise factor”, as there was a potential risk of those being investigated escaping.

To avoid leaks, information about the police action was compartmentalized. According to the vehicle, agents responsible for executing the 12 search and seizure warrants in Rio de Janeiro received generic information about the case. The warrants were authorized by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).

In addition, according to journalist César Tralli, from Rede Globo, the decision to bring forward the operation was taken on the night of Thursday to Friday, in Brasília. The leadership of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), the Federal Police (PF) and auxiliaries of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) were involved.

The urgency was due to the approval of the plea of ​​former military police officer Ronnie Lessa, last Tuesday, the 19th. Details of the plea began to be disclosed and could disrupt the operation. Furthermore, evidence was found that relatives of the targets of the investigation were moving to leave Brazil.

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Operation Murder Inc., as it was named, had the support of the State Secretariat of Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the National Secretariat of Penal Policies and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

In addition to targeting intellectual perpetrators of the crime of homicide, crimes of criminal organization and obstruction of justice are also being investigated.

Source: Redação Terra