See who are chosen for the security summit in RJ
Lauro Rangel, appointed Secretary of Public Security, and Colonel Gilbert dos Santos, appointed general commander of the PM, received the Tiradentes Medal at Alerj at the request of Douglas Ruas in 2023.
By Guilherme Santos, Henrique Coelho, Felipe Freire, Leslie Leitão
Governor-elect Douglas Ruas chose the new head of public security in Rio. At least 2 nominees received medals from Ruas when he was deputy.
Lauro Rangel, appointed to the Public Security Secretariat, received the Tiradentes Medal in 2023. The request was made by Ruas, of whom Rangel was once boss.
Colonel Gilbert dos Santos will command the Military Police. He was also honored by Ruas in 2023, when he was commander of the 7th BPM.
Robson da Costa Ferreira da Silva will be the new secretary of the Civil Police. Delegate since 2001, he previously headed intelligence and received the Tiradentes Medal in 2011.
Colonel Gilbert dos Santos, in the PM since 1995, has already commanded several battalions. He was also decorated with medals for bravery and fearlessness.
The governor elected for the state of Rio de Janeiro, Douglas Ruas, announced this Friday (13) the names for Rio's security summit during his term. The name of the Secretary of Security was anticipated by g1 on Thursday night.
At least two of those chosen by Ruas for Rio's public security summit received medals at the Rio Legislative Assembly when he was a deputy.
Lauro Rangel, chosen by Douglas Ruas for the Public Security Secretariat, received the Tiradentes medal, the highest honor granted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj).
The honor was requested by Ruas in November 2023. Rangel was head delegate and head of Douglas Ruas at the 81st DP (Itaipu), when Ruas was a civil police officer.
Ruas also honored, in 2023, the agent chosen to command the Military Police: Colonel Gilbert dos Santos, who at the time was commander of the 7th BPM (São Gonçalo), Ruas' hometown, received the honor in September of that year.
New Secretary of Security
Lauro César Lethier Rangel was born in Niterói, on October 28, 1976, and graduated in Law from Universidade Cândido Mendes. He joined the Civil Police in April 2002, after passing a public exam, and took office as a delegate at the end of that year.
Throughout his career, he worked at different police stations in the state, including units in Nilópolis, Bonsucesso, Penha, Vila Isabel, Niterói and São Gonçalo.
He was also head of police stations in Paracambi, São Pedro da Aldeia, Itaipu, São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Alcântara, Iguaba Grande and Mangaratiba, in addition to the Police Station for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (DPCA), in the capital.
New Chief of Civil Police
Robson da Costa Ferreira da Silva will be the new secretary of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro in the government of Douglas Ruas (PL).
Delegate since 2001, he has a degree in Law and was delegated to the Fraud Office, the Police Station for the Repression of Crimes Against Intangible Property (DRCPIM) and worked in the corporation's Internal Affairs Department.
In 2022, he held the position of head of the General Intelligence Department of the Civil Police. Before being chosen to lead the institution, he worked in the corporation's Controllership.
Robson also has a degree in public administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and a postgraduate degree in Strategic Intelligence from Escola Superior de Guerra, completed in 2019, according to the information collected.
In 2011, he received the Tiradentes Medal, the highest honor granted by the Legislative Assembly of Rio (Alerj).
New commander of the Military Police
Colonel Gilbert dos Santos, appointed general commander of the PM, joined the PM in 1995 and was commander of the 35th BPM (Itaboraí), 7th BPM (São Gonçalo) and 3rd BPM (Méier) during his career in the corporation. Currently, he was in command of the 4th Area Policing Command (CPA), located in Niterói, in the Metropolitan Region.
The PM colonel has a degree in Law from Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, graduated in 2002, and has a postgraduate degree in Environmental Law from Universidade Gama Filho, completed in 2010.
Before commanding the battalions, he was head of the Planning and Operations Section of the Forestry and Environmental Police Battalion and was deputy commander of the Expressway Police Battalion, the 19th BPM (Copacabana) and the 4th BPM (São Cristóvão). The police officer was decorated with medals for bravery and fearlessness.
