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Two Paraíba police officers dismissed amid investigation into drug diversion
Paraíba dismissed a police chief and an agent from their posts on October 29.
The two have been in jail since June 2, when they were targeted in Operation Perfídus, an investigation into the alleged diversion of seized drugs.
They remain linked to the state’s Civil Police despite losing their posts.
Investigators suspect the chief took part in diverting seized drugs and received profits from their resale; the agent is suspected of helping remove and store drugs and monitor shipments.
A court made eight people defendants in August, including the two officers, after accepting charges from the state prosecutor’s office.
Prosecutors allege the group diverted rival gangs’ drug shipments for illegal resale and laundered the proceeds; the investigation also involves allegations of an armed criminal organization.
Paraíba dismissed police delegate Braz Morroni and agent Eduardo Jorge Ferreira from their posts amid an investigation into the alleged diversion of seized drugs.
The dismissals were published in the state’s Official Gazette on October 29.
Both men have been in custody since June 2, when they were targeted in Operation Perfídus.
They remain linked to the Paraíba Civil Police despite losing their posts.
In August, a court accepted charges against eight people investigated in the operation.
- Who
- Police delegate Braz Morroni and Civil Police agent Eduardo Jorge Ferreira, known as “Mão Branca.
- What
- They were dismissed from their posts amid an investigation into the alleged diversion of seized drugs.
- When
- The dismissals were published on October 29, 2026. Both have been in custody since June 2.
- Where
- Paraíba, Brazil. Morroni worked at the DCCPAT in João Pessoa.
- Why
- They are suspected of involvement in diverting seized drugs. The investigation also concerns an alleged criminal organization and money laundering.
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Morroni and Ferreira were taken into custody after being targeted in Operation Perfídus.
A court accepted the Public Prosecutor’s charges and made eight people investigated in the operation defendants.
The dismissals of Morroni and Ferreira were published in the state’s Official Gazette.
- Dismissed officers
- Braz Morroni and Eduardo Jorge Ferreira
- Operation
- Perfídus
- Detentions
- Since June 2
- Dismissal publication
- October 29, 2026
- Defendants charged in August
- Eight
- Morroni’s workplace
- DCCPAT, João Pessoa