Operation in Paraná targets criminal organization that caused losses through cattle theft
Policemen have the mission to carry out 17 preventive arrest warrants and 47 search and seizure warrants.
The Civil Police in joint action with the Military Police, is since the early hours of Wednesday (9), to comply with 64 court orders aimed at dismantling a criminal organization specialized in qualified cattle theft (abigeato) and related crimes in the Northwest of the State of Paraná.
Around 210 civilian and military police officers participate in the offensive and rely on beacon dogs and aerial support from helicopters of the two security forces.
All in all, the agents have the mission to comply with 17 warrants for pre-trial detention and 47 search and seizure warrants in the municipalities of Alto Paraná, Paranacity, Southern Crossing, Colorado, Itaguajé, Uniflor, New Hope, Astorga, Jaguapitã, São João of Caiuá, São Jorge do Ivaí, Saint Gerald, Luisiana, Campo Mourão, Araruna and Roncador.
The investigation began with the theft of 29 cattle on 13 August 2025 from a rural property in Alto Paraná. From this fact, the diligences of PCPR together with PMPR revealed the professionalized and hierarchical criminal structure, dedicated to theft, transport and marketing of cattle in the region.
The investigative work, carried out over approximately ten months, indicated that the group was composed of about 40 people, with the division of tasks that included prior recognition of properties, execution of thefts, logistical support, documentary fraud to give appearance of lawfulness to stolen animals and sale of the herd to receivers and auctions.
“We verify that the criminal actions go back to the year 2019 and would involve the theft of more than 2,000 head of cattle., with an estimated loss of more than R$ 10 million only in part of the Northwest region of the, places where more than 340 bulletins of occurrence have been registered in recent years”, details the delegate of PCPR João Lucas Vieira Caetano.
Before the elements gathered, the police authority represented the precautionary measures, granted by the Judiciary after a favorable demonstration by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The investigators will be able to respond to crimes of criminal organization, qualified theft of self-propelled vehicles, receptiveness, active and passive corruption, insertion of false data in the information system, tampering with vehicle identifier signal, crimes against public health and any other crimes that arise during the investigations.
With information Civil Police
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