Military Police Captain Fabrício Carlos Santiago dos Santos received sentences of 50 years, 10 months and two days in prison after being convicted in four criminal cases in Bahia. The Court's decisions involve crimes of passive corruption and embezzlement, related to the use of public functions to obtain undue advantages.
Preventively detained since January 2025, the police officer was sentenced for the last time on Thursday (8), to 18 years and four months in prison. According to the Public Ministry of Bahia (MP-BA), in this process, he received more than R$100,000 to direct police officers and vehicles to the security of a beach hut in Coroa Vermelha, district of Santa Cruz Cabrália, in the extreme south of the state.
But that wasn't the only episode that led to the captain's conviction. The four processes involve different ways of using public office to serve private interests.
What led to the four convictions?
The sentences were handed down by the 1st Military Audit Court of Salvador. See the cases that resulted in sentences:
May 2025 — six years, two months and eight days in prison: first conviction, for passive corruption. According to the MP-BA, the captain used the influence of his position to interfere in the irregular release of a seized motorcycle and started charging undue benefits for his actions.
September 2025 — five years, one month and 27 days in prison: second conviction, also for passive corruption. The case is part of a set of investigations into the charging of undue advantages by police officers.
June 2026 — 21 years, one month and 27 days in prison: third conviction, for passive corruption and embezzlement. According to investigations, he received undue advantages in exchange for directing military police officers and vehicles to provide security for a private property in the Campo Verde region, in Santa Cruz Cabrália.
October 2026 — 18 years and four months in prison: fourth conviction, also for passive corruption and embezzlement. In this case, the captain would have received R$102,013.72 in 74 bank transfers to direct police to the security of a beach hut in Coroa Vermelha. The investigations also highlighted the advance provision of information about inspections at the establishment.
How did the investigated scheme work?
According to the MP-BA, the episodes involved the use of the Military Police structure to serve private interests.
In the most recent case, investigations showed that the captain, when commanding the 4th PM Company in Santa Cruz Cabrália, directed police officers, vehicles and other public resources to the private security of the commercial establishment.
In addition, he would have received payments and anticipated information about inspections. The transfers identified by investigators totaled more than R$100,000.
The irregularities were identified during an investigation conducted by the Special Action Group to Combat Criminal Organizations (Gaeco Sul), of the Public Ministry of Bahia.
What are passive corruption and embezzlement?
Passive corruption is the crime committed by a public official who requests or receives an undue advantage, or accepts the promise of such an advantage, due to his role.
Embezzlement occurs when a public official appropriates or embezzles money, value or other property that he or she has possession of due to his or her position, according to the circumstances provided for by law.
In the captain's case, the convictions for these crimes are related, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office, to obtaining undue advantages and the use of public resources to serve private interests.
