Man on Brazil’s Most Wanted List Arrested in SP – 09/17/2020



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Luciano Castro de Oliveira, 46, known as Zequinha, designated by investigators as the main bank robber within the PCC (First Command of the Capital), was arrested this morning in Tejupá, in the interior of São Paulo. He was on the Ministry of Justice’s list of the 22 most wanted criminals in the country.

According to the ministry, Zequinha was active in all the states of the country, in addition to the Mercosur countries. Against him, there are charges for crimes against property, criminal organization and money laundering. He was arrested at a site on the banks of the Jurumim dam, which is located in the Avaré region.

Wanted since 2006, Zequinha has a long criminal record. In 1992 he was convicted of robbery at the Banco Comercial Industrial de Campinas (also in the interior of São Paulo). Two years later, he was released through a presidential pardon, signed by Itamar Franco (PMDB, now MDB).

In 2005, he was arrested again. This time, for conspiracy and using a false name, while trying to dig a tunnel to a bank in the city of São Paulo, according to police. Soon after, however, he was released.

17th Sep.2020 - Place where Luciano Castro de Oliveira, Zequinha, was detained in the countryside of SP - Press Release / PM - Press Release / PM

17th Sep 2020 – Place where Luciano Castro de Oliveira was detained, Zequinha, in the interior of SP

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In 2006 he was investigated for acting in Paraguay. He was suspected of trying to rob a bank in the neighboring country’s capital. In action, a tunnel was also dug to the bank.

Police also suspect that he coordinated an attack on the Protege company vault in the Itupeva region, in the interior of São Paulo, in 2017, according to the ministry.

Luciano Castro de Oliveira, Zequinha, used to alter his own image to escape from the police - Press Release / Ministry of Justice - Press Release / Ministry of Justice

Luciano Castro de Oliveira, Zequinha, used to alter his own image to escape from the police

Image: Disclosure / Ministry of Justice

In addition to performing in the interior of São Paulo, Zequinha also performed in 2017 in Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay, according to researchers. In an assault on a carrier, the equivalent of R $ 120 million was taken, considered by local authorities as the largest robbery in the history of that country.

“He was also convicted, in other legal proceedings, for illegal possession of a weapon, use of a false document, theft, conspiracy, robbery [roubo seguido de morte], extortion and kidnapping, ”says the Ministry of Justice.

According to the SSP (Ministry of Public Security), for the capture of Zequinha, “a strategic scheme was carried out that involved teams of the Tactical Force of the 12th and 53rd Interior Military Police Battalion and agents of the General Investigation Commission of Avaré “.

“In addition to these, teams from the 1st Environmental Police Battalion participated in the action with two boats and specialized personnel from the Internal Police Command-7, responsible for the Sorocaba region, with the support of drones. The sniffer dogs also contributed to the work, ”said the SSP.

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