
Six military police officers were preventively arrested in Volta Redonda on suspicion of facilitating the activities of criminal groups in the region, according to the Military Police Internal Affairs.
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Internal Affairs investigations gathered evidence of facilitation of criminal groups by police officers.
Six military police officers are arrested on suspicion of facilitating the activities of criminals in Volta Redonda — Photo: Divulgação/SEMOP-VR
According to the Military Police, the investigations carried out by the Internal Affairs Unit gathered evidence that the police had acted to encourage the entry of criminal groups into the region.
The seriousness of the suspicions led to the formal request for preventive detention to safeguard the progress of the investigations.
The case remains under investigation to identify possible developments, clarify all the circumstances of the scheme being investigated and determine the extent of the participation of each of those involved in the irregularities.

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