PF operates against suspects planning action against US facilities in Brazil
Graduated in journalism from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, he has been covering politics in Brasília for two years. He was a reporter for an affiliate of TV Globo. He covered the 2024 US elections in Washington; the 2025 conclave in Rome; and COP30 in Belém.
TL;DR
- Federal Police (PF) executed search and seizure warrants in São Paulo and the Federal District.
- The investigation targets alleged planning of acts that could endanger US diplomatic facilities in Brazil.
- The operation coincided with the US suspending consular services and Australia closing its embassy in Brasília.
- The PF stated that no elements confirming the initially indicated risks or suspects of criminal organization involvement were found.
- Investigations continue with analysis of seized communication equipment and media.
- Other countries, including Ireland, Canada, and the UK, issued caution advisories for their citizens during the electoral period.
- The Military Police of the Federal District intensified policing in the embassy sector.
- The PF note does not establish a link between the alleged planning and the elections.