Police arrest three people after execution of family during 2nd phase of operation in Nova Andradina, MS

Investigations are investigating the murder of four people from the same family, which occurred on the night of September 19, inside a residence. The victims were shot to death. Among them was a 14-year-old teenager, who was rescued and taken to hospital, but died on September 24th. According to the Civil Police, the crime is related to conflicts between rival criminal factions in the region.

The warrants were served in Nova Andradina, including the district of Nova Casa Verde, in Naviraí and in Juara (MT). In addition to the three preventive arrests, three other adults were arrested in the act, and two teenagers were apprehended. All were in possession of firearms.

The victims were identified as Eliane Franco, aged 37, her daughter, Raissa Franco, aged 21, and Eliane's partner, Daniel Matos Alves, aged 32. Two other of Eliane's children were also in the house at the time of the attack: a 14-year-old teenager, who was shot and later died in hospital, and a 5-year-old child, who was not injured.

The bodies of the three adult victims had gunshot marks on their heads and backs. According to the police investigation, the characteristics of the crime scene were compatible with a summary execution.

The first phase of Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in July 2026, in an integrated action with the Military Police, to investigate homicides recorded in Nova Andradina.

The name of the operation refers to Operation Enduring Freedom, the name of the United States' first major military offensive against terrorism, launched in October 2001, in response to the September 11 attacks.

The action took place through the General Investigations Section (SIG), with support from the Regional Intelligence Center (NRI), in addition to support from the Border Crime Repression Police Station (DEFRON), the Specialized Police Station for the Repression of Bank Robbery, Robbery and Kidnappings (GARRAS), the Naviraí Regional Police Station and the 8th Military Police Battalion. Teams from the Civil Police of Mato Grosso and the Civil and Military Police of São Paulo also participated.