The lawyer and former president of the São Paulo directory of the Brazilian Labor Renewal Party (PRTB), Joaquim Pereira de Paulo Neto, had his car shot at on Thursday afternoon (10).
The case was referred to the Department of Combating Corruption and Organized Crime of the Civil Police of the Federal District on suspicion of the involvement of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) in the case. PRTB is the party for which former coach Pablo Marçal ran in the municipal elections in São Paulo this year.
According to the police report, Neto and lawyer Patrícia Reiter were on the DF-001 highway when they were approached by two people on a motorcycle. Upon hearing the order to stop, Patricia, who was driving, accelerated the vehicle until shots were fired towards the car’s window, which was armored. The two were not injured.
Neto was state president of PRTB in São Paulo from March to June this year. He replaced Tarcísio Escobar de Almeida, who was in office for three days. As revealed by the EstadãoEscobar was indicted in July 2023 for association with drug trafficking and criminal organization and is being investigated by the São Paulo Civil Police for involvement in a scheme that exchanged luxury cars for cocaine for the PCC.
Brazil: Car of former president of Marçal’s party is shot at on DF highway
