Police are investigating whether a R$ 24 million contract motivated the murder of former police chief Ruy Ferraz.
Five people suspected of involvement in the crime were arrested.
247 - The São Paulo Civil Police is investigating whether a R$ 24,8 million tender to expand the video surveillance and Wi-Fi system in the municipality of Praia Grande may have motivated the murder of delegate Ruy Ferraz Fontes, who was killed on September 15. Information about the new line of investigation into the crime was published this Friday (10) by column by Josmar Jozino.
Five people suspected of involvement in the crime were arrested. Two others are fugitives, and a third was killed while resisting arrest in Paraná. Investigations indicated that the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) criminal faction was responsible for ordering the assassination. The former police chief had previously investigated the PCC.
The crime occurred two weeks after the bidding process. On the 29th, the DHPP (Department of Homicides and Protection of Persons) executed search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to employees of the Praia Grande City Hall.
One of the targets was the then Undersecretary of Technology Management, Sandro Rogério Pardini, 60. Agents seized R$ 50, US$ 10.030 and 1.135 euros at his home, as this column first reported. On the 3rd of this month, Pardini resigned from his position.
Four other municipal administration employees in Praia Grande were targeted by the warrants - an inspection agent from the Urban Planning Department, a director from the Planning Department, an agent from the Administration Department, and an engineer.
In a statement, Octávio Rolim, Patrícia Cristina de Britto Moita, and Beatriz Mâncio, Pardini's lawyers, stated "that their client vehemently denies any and all participation, whether direct or indirect, in the events that are being investigated."
"Pardini is available to assist the authorities, to the best of his ability, in the effective clarification of this tragic event. The client has a life completely dedicated to legitimate work and caring for his family."
