Police arrest second suspect in involvement in motoboy's death in PG
A 44-year-old man was located in Curitiba. According to the investigation, he allegedly participated in the ambush in exchange for mechanical services and parts valued between R$ 20 thousand and R$ 27 thousand
The Civil Police of Paraná (PCPR) temporarily arrested, in the Umbará neighborhood, in Curitiba, a 44-year-old man suspected of involvement in the murder of Luiz Eduardo Batista Simão. The motoboy was killed on June 5, 2026, after being lured into an ambush in the rural area of Ponta Grossa.
The operation was conducted by the homicide sector of the 13th Police Subdivision of Ponta Grossa and included the compliance with search and seizure warrants. According to the investigation, the suspect would have acted as co-author and executor of the crime, in exchange for the discharge of mechanical services and the supply of parts, in an estimated value between R$ 20,000 and R$ 27,000.
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In the residence of the investigated, the police seized the vehicle pointed to as used in the displacement to the site of the murder, several cell phones and four firearms: a .36 caliber rifle, two .45 caliber revolvers and a .357 caliber revolver. According to PCPR, the two .45 caliber weapons have the same caliber employed in the murder.
Cameras and radars helped identify
The crossing of data and the analysis of images from security cameras and radar records allowed to identify a luxury silver sedan that, according to the police, was used by those involved in the journey between Curitiba and Ponta Grossa. According to PCPR, electronic records indicated the presence of the car in the vicinity of the crime scene, at times consistent with the execution of the victim.
The delegate responsible for the investigation, Luís Gustavo Timossi, said that the analysis of traffic records and telematic data allowed to link the suspect to the murder. Man remains at the disposal of justice.
The victim was lured by a false order.
Luiz Eduardo worked as a motoboy in Curitiba and, according to the investigation, received a false freight request in the amount of R$ 400. Arriving at the indicated road, in the Cará-Cará neighborhood, in Ponta Grossa, he was surprised and shot dead.
The police point out that the motivation is related to commercial disputes started in 2019, involving services provided in an automotive workshop. According to the investigations, the disagreements gave rise to years of conflict and persecution.
The first suspect was arrested in August
The first phase of the operation occurred on August 19, 2026, when the Civil Police arrested the person responsible for the mechanical workshop, also suspected of participation in the murder. According to the PCPR, he used data from a third party, without involvement in the crime and with whom he also had disagreements, to register the telephone line and the virtual accounts used in the ambush.
The police said that during the interrogation, the first suspect confessed to the criminal plan, but tried to make it difficult to identify the companion. The progress of the investigation led to the identification of the second suspect and the location of the vehicle used in the displacement to the ambush, resulting in the fulfillment of the new court orders.
