Danilo Morgado is indicted and has his arrest converted into preventative arrest in an investigation into PCC infiltration

The indictment took place after the conclusion of the investigation. In the final report, sent to the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MP-SP), the Civil Police also asked the Court to convert the temporary arrests of those being investigated into preventive ones.

Morgado's defense informed, in a statement, that it will appeal the decision. The lawyers denied any connection between him and the criminal faction and stated that they intended to demonstrate "the inconsistencies, gaps and contradictions in the police construction" (read the full note below).

Morgado was arrested on September 17, during Operation Vectura Corrupta, which also targeted the former president of the São Paulo City Council Milton Leite (União). Even in prison, he received 9,145 votes in the 2026 elections and became a substitute for state deputy.

The investigation found that members of the PCC participated in financing Danilo Morgado's campaign for Praia Grande City Hall, in 2024, when he was not elected.

According to the Civil Police, messages were identified between Morgado and members of the criminal organization who were involved in defining and even interrupting financial transfers intended for electoral campaigns.

"Danilo Morgado's defense receives with institutional respect but deep indignation the decision that converted his temporary detention into preventive detention. The decision dedicates part of its reasoning to episodes unrelated to the object of the case and, when dealing with the risks of escape and interference in the production of evidence, it invokes circumstances of other defendants. What remains unexplained is why Danilo's freedom would, today, represent a concrete risk that would require him to be kept in prison.

The defense had already submitted this issue to the court, with specific arguments about Danilo's situation and the possibility of adopting less serious measures. It is serious that, when deciding on prison before trial, the court left these arguments without an individual response and declared, en bloc, that alternative measures would be insufficient.

The defense will take the decision to higher courts, highlighting the arguments ignored by the court, so that Danilo Morgado can respond to the case freely and, during the process, will prove the truth of the facts."

Operation Vectura Corrupta was launched on September 17 to serve 16 arrest warrants and 18 search and seizure warrants in cities such as São Paulo, Santana de Parnaíba, São Bernardo do Campo, Diadema, Santos, Praia Grande and Cubatão.

The investigation investigates the group's activities in transport companies, tenders, political articulations and financing of electoral campaigns. It also targets the so-called "Sintonia dos Gravatas", a nucleus that, according to the police, would bring together lawyers who would work for the benefit of the criminal organization.