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Tarcísio fires police chief and lawmaker accused of staging spectacular gang arrest

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas dismissed Civil Police chief Carlos Alberto da Cunha, who also serves as a federal lawmaker.
  • Da Cunha faces accusations of staging high-profile arrests, including the capture of an organized-crime gang leader, and recording media-focused operations for social media and television.
  • The police oversight body had approved a dismissal proposal in 2022, but the process stalled after Da Cunha won a seat in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies.

São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas dismissed Civil Police chief Carlos Alberto da Cunha on Thursday, September 3. Da Cunha, known on the ballot as Delegate Da Cunha, is also a federal deputy for the União party.

He faces accusations of staging spectacular arrests, including the supposed arrest of a leader of an organized-crime faction. He is also accused of filming high-impact, media-oriented operations for publication on his social-media channels and television.

The allegations made Da Cunha the subject of disciplinary proceedings before the police internal affairs department. The Civil Police Council, the institution’s top body, approved a dismissal proposal in 2022. The case stalled after Da Cunha was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Estadão sought a response from the lawmaker and said space remained open for his statement.

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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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