Suspected of attacking Porta dos Fundo headquarters, Eduardo Fauzi is detained by Interpol in Russia | Rio de Janeiro

Fauzi’s name was on Interpol’s Red Diffusion and, according to TV Globo, The suspect’s extradition to Brazil has already been requested.

HE G1 contacted Fauzi’s defense, but there was still no return.

The Civil Police Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro confirmed the arrest of Fauzi from the issuance of an arrest warrant by the Brazilian courts. The case was investigated by the 10th DP (Botafogo) and the arrest warrant for the suspect was executed by Interpol agents.

According to research, five criminals participated in the attack on December 24 last year. Were Molotov cocktails thrown at the facade of the producer and then the group fled the scene.

The investigation of the Botafogo police station managed to identify Fauzi as one of the perpetrators of the crime. He was captured by security cameras after getting off the vehicle used in the escape, moments after the attack.

To identify the suspect, police officers analyzed recordings from more than 50 security cameras.

According to police officer Marco Aurélio Ribeiro, at the time of the 10th DP, six days after the crime, the unit obtained a request for the arrest and search and seizure of homes linked to Fauzi.

The agents did searches of two commercial establishments and two other properties. In them, seized R $ 119 thousand in cash, a fake gun, a computer and a T-shirt of a group of political activists.

Agents also discovered that Fauzi had left Brazil and sailed for Russia on December 29. Later, a request for his arrest was made with the collaboration of Interpol in Rio de Janeiro, and his name was included in the list of fugitives in the country.

Habeas corpus petition denied

After the attack, on Christmas Eve 2019, Fauzi filed for habeas corpus in Rio de Janeiro in January of this year.

The request was denied, and at the time, the suspect’s lawyers said they would recommend that he not return to Brazil. The defense added that it would appeal to the Superior Court of Justice (STJ).

The headquarters of the producer responsible for the creation of the Porta dos Fundo programs was attacked in December 2019. The location is in Humaitá, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

Molotov cocktails were thrown on the facade of the property and the event was recorded in the 10th PD (Botafogo). The producer cited, at that time, material damage to the patio and reception.