PC arrests 7 suspects for acts of violence against football fans in Belém
In the residences of the suspects, cell phones and other objects were seized for analysis by the criminal expertise
The Civil Police of Pará, through the Police Station for the Protection of Fans and Major Events (DPTGE/DIOE), launched, on Wednesday (8), the operation "Sons of Wrath" to execute eight temporary arrest warrants and two search and seizure warrants for those investigated for involvement in attacks and acts of extreme violence against fans on July 24 of this year.
The specialized action, linked to the Division of Investigations and Special Operations (DIOE), arrested seven people, following investigations in various neighborhoods of Belém, including at the headquarters of a fan club of Clube do Remo.
"During the operation, we arrested seven men who are being investigated for attempted qualified homicide, bodily injury, alteration of the identifying signal of a motor vehicle, and criminal association. Cell phones belonging to the targets were seized, as well as other objects that will be analyzed to support the investigation and strengthen the evidentiary elements in the police inquiry," explained delegate Marcos André Araújo, head of DPTGE.
Understand the case:
The investigations began on July 24 of this year, after a specific group of members of a fan club of Clube do Remo carried out an attack on rival fans, using motorcycles on Passagem Santa Catarina, in the Sacramenta neighborhood.
The assaults circulated in videos, widely shared on social media, showing approximately 10 men beating a fan with sticks, stones, and iron bars. The assaults continued even with the victim already unconscious on the ground. In the recorded videos, it was possible to hear shouts indicating the intention to kill the victim due to his supposed affiliation with the opposing fan club.
"According to the elements collected during the investigations, the attack was premeditated and executed by members of a specific core of one of the fan clubs of Clube do Remo, whose actions are aimed at promoting ambushes, retaliations, and violent actions against rival fan clubs," continued the delegate.
After two months of investigation, the teams from DPTGE/DIOE managed to identify the main individuals involved, and the police authority requested the precautionary measures granted by the competent court.
The operation "Sons of Wrath" represents another action by the Civil Police of Pará in combating the criminal structures infiltrated in the organized fan clubs of Pará football, reaffirming the institution's commitment to public order, qualified repression of sports violence, and the preservation of peace at sporting events and their surroundings.
The arrested individuals were taken to DIOE, where they underwent the necessary legal processes and are at the disposal of the Judiciary. Investigations continue to identify and arrest other individuals involved in the criminal act.
