Interactive Police Station of Barreirinha Disclosure/PC-AM Six inmates escaped from the Barreirinha Police Station, in the interior of Amazonas, after sawing the bars of the cell where they were held in the early hours of Saturday (4). Since then, teams from the Civil and Military police have been carrying out searches in the city and rural areas to try to locate the fugitives, who have not yet been recaptured. According to the Civil Police, the prisoners used a net to reach the ceiling of the unit and, using a saw, cut the cell bars before escaping. The searches are supported by the Special Operations Group (GOE), which was sent to the municipality to reinforce the operation. As of Monday morning (6), none of the fugitives had been located. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp The fugitives were identified as: Adriel Pinheiro; Angelo Viana de Assis; Gabriel Roberto Xavier; Gavilan Alencar da Costa; Kelvin da Silva; Messiah da Silva e Silva. After mass escape, inmates are transferred from Maués to Manaus Among the fugitives are suspects of crimes such as murder and torture. According to the Civil Police, in addition to the detainees, people who would have helped the group to escape are also being sought. The suspects have been identified, but their names have not been released. In a statement, the corporation informed that it opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of what happened and that teams from the police unit have been carrying out uninterrupted efforts to locate and recapture the fugitives. PC-AM also declared that it has remained committed to the search since the day of the escape and asked for the population's collaboration. Information that could help locate fugitives can be provided anonymously by calling (92) 99115-2095. See the full note at the end of the report. Escapes repeat themselves in the Lower Amazon The escape in Barreirinha is another case recorded in the Lower Amazon region in recent months. On December 24, 2025, 14 inmates escaped from the Maués prison unit. On that occasion, the prisoners took advantage of the sunbathing time to saw through a protective fence in the courtyard and escape. Among the fugitives were suspects of crimes such as murder, robbery and drug trafficking. A few days later, on December 29, two inmates escaped from the Parintins Police Station prison. They were identified as Wellington Matheus Alves Pinto and Felipe dos Santos Azevedo. According to police, the pair used a "teresa", the name given to improvised ropes made from sheets or pieces of fabric used to facilitate escapes. Adding the cases of Maués and Parintins, 16 prisoners escaped from the units. Of these, nine were recaptured and seven remain at large. Note from the Civil Police in full: "The Civil Police of Amazonas (PC-AM) identified, in the early hours of Saturday (04/07), the absence of six inmates from the premises of the 42nd Interactive Police Station (DIP) of Barreirinha (331 kilometers from Manaus). fugitives. This Monday (07/06), the actions were reinforced with the arrival of six civil police officers from the Special Operations and Resources Coordination (Core-AM), who began working in support of local teams. The Civil Police reinforces that any information that may contribute to locating the fugitives can be passed on, anonymously, through channels 197 and (92) 3667-7575, from PC-AM, or through 181, from the Amazonas Public Security Secretariat (SSP-AM). The confidentiality of the whistleblower is guaranteed."