Audio shows deputy arrested for drug diversion sending a police report with false data about seizure in PB; LISTEN

Audios show a police officer ordering a police report to be registered with false data in PB Audios of police chief Braz Morroni, arrested on suspicion of being part of a drug diversion scheme at the Civil Police of Paraíba, show the person being investigated instructing a clerk from the Crimes Against Property Police Station, in João Pessoa, to register a police report with false data and on a different day than the seizure of narcotic material. Listen above. ? Click here to follow the g1 PB channel on WhatsApp Rede Paraíba had access to the audios in question and to a document from the investigation by the Organized Crime Repression Police Station (Draco) which also shows an alleged difference in the quantity of drugs seized and what was recorded. The audios were extracted from a cell phone. The investigation extracted files from both the deputy's cell phone and that of another person being investigated. The Civil Police points out that Braz advised that the document be dated October 17, 2025, but report a seizure made on October 11, and states that two investigators would take the drugs to the police station where he was responsible. In the audio, the delegate speaks to an interlocutor identified as "Quinze", a Civil Police clerk, and says that two other officers from the corporation, Everton Aires and Eduardo Jorge, also arrested, would be responsible for taking the drugs to the police station for registration, days after the seizure. "Alright, Quinze, here's the thing, Mão Branca and Bomba are going to take a drug that they seized, right? On Saturday, last Saturday, right? Then it's just for you to do the substance verification task, right? Then, whatever form it comes in, I think it's two big bags. And then you just make this request. Enter the location, right? Which was in a house. Then you organize it with him, ok? I'm going to give Mão Branca the electricity bill sent it to me now. So you can keep the data there", he said in the audio. The Civil Police report also points out that the investigation on the deputy's cell phone recovered deleted photographs that indicate that he was in a property, on October 11th, the date of the seizure, where the drugs were stored. The investigation shows that Eduardo Jorge was also at the scene. In total, according to the police, four people were present. These images, according to Draco, show packages of drugs stored in a room. The files extracted from the cell phone record date, time and geolocation. According to the investigation, the records, added to the vehicle's GPS and other elements, indicate that Braz participated in the removal of drugs from the property, the distribution of the material among suspects and then returned home, without there being any formal record of the operation that day, only on October 17th. In the official record, according to the Draco document, the seizure of only 1.5 kg of narcotic substance was reported, while the evidence points to the existence of a larger volume. The document estimates 100kg of drugs. According to Draco, this estimate of the real quantity of drugs corresponds to a repeated practice of drug trafficking, where each package is equivalent to, at least, 1kg of drugs. The police say that this "allows us to infer that the quantity originally present at the site exceeded, by a large margin, the 100 kg mark." g1 tried to contact Braz Morroni's defense, who did not respond until the last update of this report. The defenses of Everton Aires and Eduardo Jorge were not located. All three suspects are temporarily detained, as ordered by the Court. READ ALSO: Investigation that led to the arrest of a police officer in PB began after a drug dealer's complaint, says police The investigations According to the Civil Police, the investigation began in February 2025, after a complaint from a drug dealer who reported that seized drugs had been diverted by corporation agents. Throughout the investigation, investigators gathered elements that indicate that the scheme being investigated would have generated around R$10 million in sales over four years. Of the nine arrest warrants issued by the courts against the suspects, eight were carried out during operation Perfídus. Operation Perfidius was launched this Tuesday morning (2) Disclosure/Civil Police Who's who in the scheme Braz Morroni - delegate from the Crimes Against Property Police Station (DCCPAT) Delegate Braz Morroni is among those arrested in the operation Reproduction/TV Cabo Branco In the court document, Braz Morroni is described as someone who would have an active participation in the scheme. According to the document, he would not only tolerate the actions of Civil Police subordinates, but would be a direct beneficiary of the profits obtained from the sale of diverted drugs. The investigation maintains that Braz Morroni received money transfers from negotiations carried out by investigators, demanded speedy recovery of amounts related to drugs sold on installments and used his hierarchical position to offer institutional protection to the group. The decision cites financial transfers made by Everton Aires, one of the members of this criminal organization, to accounts linked to the delegate, in addition to intercepted conversations that would indicate the reservation of a portion of the profits for Braz in illicit drug trafficking and trade operations. It is also mentioned that, in December 2025, the police chief would have personally appeared at the police station to receive his share of the funds raised from drug trafficking. Based on these elements, the magistrate who authorized the arrest understood that there was evidence of the delegate's direct participation in the criminal structure, determining his temporary arrest, removal from office, freezing of assets and suspension of weapons possession. In a custody hearing held by the Court after the arrest, Braz Morroni's temporary arrest was maintained this Tuesday (2). He was taken to the Valentina Special Prison, in João Pessoa. Everton Rychelyson da Silva Aires - Group operator and civil police officer Everton was identified as one of the main operators of the criminal scheme. He is an agent of the Civil Police TV Cabo Branco. The main operator of the criminal group is the Civil Police investigator, Everton Rychelyson da Silva Aires, known as "Bomba". According to the court decision, he would be the link between police and drug traffickers, responsible for storing diverted drugs, negotiating shipments of cocaine and skunk, organizing clandestine accounting, guiding group members on money laundering and even working in parallel schemes for the irregular importation of goods and the sale of anabolic steroids. The document also mentions financial transactions considered incompatible with his income and several transactions with suspects linked to drug trafficking. In a custody hearing held by the Court after the arrest, the suspect's temporary detention was maintained this Tuesday (2). He was taken to the Valentina Special Prison, in João Pessoa. Eduardo Jorge Ferreira - Civil Police agent Eduardo Jorge was also identified as a member of the criminal organization Reproduction/TV Cabo Branco Also according to the decision, another character in the scheme is investigator Eduardo Jorge Ferreira from Egypt, known as "Mão Branca". The court document states that he participated directly in drug subtraction actions, monitored gang shipments, manipulated trackers installed in vehicles and stored narcotics in his residence. The document also highlights million-dollar financial transactions, commercial relationships considered suspicious and mechanisms for hiding assets through companies and third parties. In a custody hearing held by the Court after the arrest, the suspect's temporary detention was maintained this Tuesday (2). He was taken to the Valentina Special Prison, in João Pessoa. João Wicttor Alves de Lima, Brendo Roberth and Paulo Ricardo - members of the criminal group Another named by the investigation is João Wicttor Alves de Lima, known as "Vitor", who the Court places as responsible for storing, refining and selling drugs supplied by the police, in addition to making financial transfers to members of the scheme. Brendo Roberth Fernandes Sobral, known as "Breno", would be João Wicttor's subordinate and would act in the storage, refining and distribution of narcotics. Paulo Ricardo Barbosa de Souza, known as "Galinha", is appointed as a police informant and drug distributor, providing information on rival factions' deposits in exchange for part of the diverted cargo, in addition to participating in the group's financial transactions through his own companies. José Alexandrino de Lira Júnior - head of distribution of drug shipments Operating mainly in the Sertão of Paraíba, José Alexandrino de Lira Júnior, known as "Júnior Lira", is described as leader of the distribution of large drug shipments in the region and also in Rio Grande do Norte, financing interstate shipments and maintaining direct relations with Everton, mentioned previously. Vanessa Dantas Fernandes - treasurer of the scheme Júnior Lira's wife, Vanessa Dantas is appointed by the Paraíba Court as the treasurer of the scheme in the backlands of Paraíba, making her current accounts available to receive, divide and disperse the resources from international and interstate drug trafficking, sending amounts directly to the police. According to the investigation, Vanessa had a voluminous routine of fractional cash deposits at lottery correspondents and self-service terminals, immediately followed by systematic withdrawals from cashiers and ATMs, in order to enable the physical evasion of assets for asset shielding purposes. Dankennedy Vieira - member of criminal faction The decision also mentions Dankennedy Vieira Brito da Silva, known as "Babau", member of the criminal faction Nova Okaida. According to the investigation, he was one of the victims of drug diversion carried out by police officers and was the one who released images on social media that led to the investigation. He was the only one who was not arrested following the arrest warrant. All the others mentioned above were arrested. Other suspects Three other people, who were not the subject of preventive arrest warrants, were mentioned in the Court's decision as people who maintained suspicious financial relationships with members of the criminal group. They were cited as: Diego Ernesto Pereira Barros, former military police officer; Fabiano de Matos Farias, “Galego”; Jobson Rodrigo da Silva. The three, according to the Court, were only the target of search and seizure warrants at addresses cited by the Court. Fabiano de Matos, in fact, is currently imprisoned for other crimes at the Geraldo Beltrão Maximum Criminal Security Penitentiary, in João Pessoa. The former military police officer, despite not having been subject to preventive detention, ended up being arrested in the act while carrying out the search and seizure warrant, for obstruction of justice and illegal possession of a firearm. He underwent a custody hearing for these crimes and was released this Tuesday (2). For Rede Paraíba, the defense of the former military police officer said that the arrest in the act was "excessive" and "disproportionate", in addition to finding that "there were no concrete elements for maintaining the arrest or for converting the arrest in the act into preventive detention". In a statement, the defense of delegate Braz Morroni said that "it is necessary to emphasize the constitutional right to the presumption of innocence" and that "it will analyze the files with a view to adopting the relevant measures to restore the delegate's freedom". He also stated that "at the appropriate time, he will prove his innocence." g1 was unable to locate the defense of the others mentioned. How the scheme worked According to investigations, the criminal organization had the participation of public agents who used the State structure to favor criminal activities. Among the possible crimes is the diversion of drugs for resale. One of the arrested agents is Everton Rychelyson da Silva Aires, known as "Bomba" or "Bombado". According to the Civil Police, he is appointed as the organization's central operator and served as a bridge between police officers and drug traffickers. The second agent is Eduardo Jorge Ferreira from Egypt, known as "Mão Branca". The investigator is identified as a direct participant in drug theft and would have monitored shipments, used trackers and hidden drugs at home. Police chief Braz Morroni de Paiva Junior is identified by investigations as participating in the division of profits obtained from the sale of diverted drugs and would have received financial transfers and used his position to protect subordinates involved in the scheme. Delegate Rafael Bianchi detailed that drug traffickers informed police officers of the location of drugs stored by other criminal groups, Civil Police agents seized them and passed them on to the criminals who informed them of the locations of the drugs. "Traffickers trusted by the police informed them where this drug was stored. The police went to the location, carried out the subtraction and passed on this drug to these trusted dealers, who are all from the same criminal organization." Delegate André Rabello added that the investigations took around 15 months and that drugs that were to be incinerated were also diverted. "We looked closely and came across this reality, with nine targets, nine drug dealers, including three police officers, removing narcotics from the criminal environment and, instead of joining the police, returning to other criminal organizations. And what was brought into the police station, when it was going to be incinerated, there was also embezzlement there at the time of incineration." In addition to the nine arrest warrants, 24 search and seizure warrants were executed. The court also ordered the blocking of around R$10 million from those being investigated. Who is the arrested police officer? Braz Morroni de Paiva Júnior has more than 20 years of experience in the Civil Police. He was appointed Civil Police Delegate in Paraíba on August 12, 2004, after passing a public competition. The delegate worked at the Cuité police station, the Itabaiana police station, the 4th district police station of Campina Grande and as an on-duty officer at the Second Regional Civil Police Station. In 2017, Braz Morrone began working at the Narcotics Suppression Police Station and, in 2019, he took over DCCPAT.