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Canella was mayor of Belford Roxo and was elected state deputy in 2024. He was arrested in July during Operation Nail and Flesh for illegal possession of a weapon.
He is being investigated for money laundering, active and passive corruption and cartel formation, among other crimes. According to the investigation, Canella is identified as the coordinator of the criminal group suspected of using a network of gas stations in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro as a money laundering platform.
According to the MPE report, elements show that the candidate appointed well-known militia leaders to the first level of electoral administration when he was mayor of Belford Roxo.
Canella was elected as mayor of the city of Baixada Fluminense in the 2024 elections. He resigned from his position to initially run for the position of senator.
In July of this year, Canella was arrested for illegal possession of a weapon in the 6th phase of Operation Nail and Flesh. At the time, federal police officers found a rifle in his car. Canella claimed the gun did not belong to him.
After the operation, he ran for the position of state deputy and won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro, with 197,178 votes, the second highest vote in the state.

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