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Father and three sons participated in the murder of friends after debt collection in Paraná, police say; one of them was the one in charge

Father and three sons participated in the murder of friends after debt collection in Paraná In a press conference this Tuesday (18), the Civil Police (PC-PR) released additional information about the temporary arrests of the main suspects...

Father and three sons participated in the murder of friends after debt collection in Paraná, police say; one of them was the one in charge
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At the beginning of the investigations, only the names of Antônio and Paulo were disclosed as suspects. Understand the case: On August 4, 2025, Robishley, Rafael and Diego traveled from São José do Rio Preto (SP) to Icaraíma (PR) to meet with Alencar and collect a debt of R$ 255 thousand from the Buscariollo family.

  • The four were last seen a day later and were considered missing.
  • The bodies were found more than a month later, buried in a bunker.

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Father and three sons participated in the murder of friends after debt collection in Paraná In a press conference this Tuesday (18), the Civil Police (PC-PR) released additional information about the temporary arrests of the main suspects involved in the death of Robishley Hirnani de Oliveira, Rafael Juliano Marascalchi, Diego Henrique Afonso and Alencar Gonçalves de Souza. Delegate Leonardo Martinez confirmed that the four arrests made in the state of São Paulo are of a father and three sons: Antônio Buscariollo (father), Paulo Ricardo Costa Buscariollo (son), Carlos Henrique Buscariollo (son) and Carlos Eduardo Buscariollo (son). At the beginning of the investigations, only the names of Antônio and Paulo were disclosed as suspects. ?? Understand the case: On August 4, 2025, Robishley, Rafael and Diego traveled from São José do Rio Preto (SP) to Icaraíma (PR) to meet with Alencar and collect a debt of R$ 255 thousand from the Buscariollo family. The four were last seen a day later and were considered missing. The bodies were found more than a month later, buried in a bunker. ? Follow g1 Londrina and the region on WhatsApp Martinez explained that the person behind the crime was Carlos Henrique, found and arrested in Santa Bárbara do Oeste (SP) and who managed it for him. Check out details in the video above. "He [Carlos Henrique] was immediately notified about the presence of these collectors there in that place. And he there, imbued with this feeling of sovereignty, in that place where he could do whatever he wanted, ordered executions", said Martinez. Antônio and Paulo were found on a farm in the rural area of ??Rio das Pedras (SP). Carlos Eduardo was already arrested for drug trafficking, in São Bernardo do Campo (SP), and the new arrest warrant was served as part of this investigation. Antônio and Paulo were found on a site in Rio das Pedras (SP). PC-PR "The perpetrator is the one who orders the killing too", the police chief pointed out. The police reported that they do not rule out the involvement of other people in the crime. However, it will not disclose details about these suspects so as not to compromise the investigations. Until the last update of this report, the dynamics of the crime and how each person acted were also not disclosed. The suspects' defense told g1 that they are awaiting the custody hearing and that they have evidence that Carlos Henrique Buscariollo had no involvement in the case. Below, read in full. Arrests Father and son are arrested one year after the death of debt collectors in Paraná Early this Tuesday morning (18), Antônio Buscariollo and Paulo Ricardo Costa Buscariollo, father and son on the run for more than a year, were found on a farm in the rural area of ??Rio das Pedras (SP), according to the Civil Police. Both of their names were on the red list of Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization. Carlos Henrique Buscariollo, Antônio's son, was also arrested in Santa Bárbara do Oeste (SP). A third son, Carlos Eduardo Buscariollo, was the fourth target. He was already arrested for drug trafficking, in São Bernardo do Campo (SP). Antônio and Paulo Ricardo Buscariollo were on the run for a year Civil Police of Paraná Father and son tried to escape from the operation; SEE IMAGES According to the Civil Police, the fugitives were located after several police intelligence surveys and monitoring carried out by PC-PR. Antônio and Paulo Ricardo Buscariollo were on the run for more than a year Reproduction/Civil Police "With the identification of their whereabouts, we carried out monitoring and planned the best moment for capture. During the action in Rio das Pedras, father and son tried to escape and were captured in the middle of the forest", said PCPR delegate Thiago Teixeira, in a note. In a statement, the defense of three of the suspects said they are awaiting the custody hearing and that they have evidence that Carlos Henrique Buscariollo had no involvement in the case. Check it out below. Remember: One of the victims even sent audio to his wife What the investigation discovered about the murders After 11 months on the run, father and son were on Interpol's red list The debt Diego Henrique From left to right, Afonso, Robishley, Rafael and Alencar. Reproduction The police found that the four victims would make a charge related to the sale of a rural property by Alencar to the Buscariollo family. The payment was divided into ten promissory notes of R$25,000 each, but no installments were paid. If the collectors managed to pay, they would receive half of the amount collected. Remember: Collectors suspected that debtors were involved in organized crime Still on August 4th, everyone went to the Vila Rica district to make the first contact with Antônio and Paulo. On this occasion, the police found that the Buscariollos tried to provide a house in the urban area of ??the city, but the parties were unable to reach an agreement. The security camera of a bakery in Icaraíma made the last record of the four alive on the morning of August 5th. See below: Victims were last seen in a bakery in Icaraíma. Civil Police (PC-PR) According to the police, around 12pm that same day, the victims spoke to their families for the last time. It was also on this date that police believe the four men were killed in an ambush as soon as they returned to the suspects' rural property, around 12:30 pm. On August 6, 2025, Robishley's wife contacted the São Paulo state police to report the disappearance of her husband and his friends, without knowing about the homicides. What the defense says Lawyer Renan Farah, who represents three of the suspects, says he is awaiting the custody hearing and that he has evidence that Carlos Henrique Buscariollo had no involvement in the case. Read in full: "The capacity of lawyer for Paulo and Antônio Buscariolo makes it clear that they were arrested and will now go through the so-called custody hearing. It is important to explain that