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Araripina homicide investigation

Overview

The Pernambuco Civil Police launched ‘Operação Desnós’ on September 25, 2026, to investigate the homicide of Luís Wendel Batista, whose body was found in a rural area of Araripina on June 9.

The operation led to the arrest of three suspects: two in Araripina and one in São João d’Aliança, Goiás, following coordination between Pernambuco and Goiás police. Authorities also seized a mobile phone related to the investigation.

Entities

Capixaba Civil Police · Civil Police of Pernambuco · A. F. F. S. · Araripina · Amazonas Homicide and Person Protection Department

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 12 sources
    Manaus police arrest homicide suspect from 2017 Acre case

    A homicide suspect known as ‘Perereca’ was arrested in Manaus after nearly a decade on the run for a 2017 killing in Acre, following a coordinated operation by police from three states.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Araripina homicide investigation leads to three arrests

    Pernambuco police arrested three suspects in ‘Operação Desnós’ as part of an investigation into the June homicide of Luís Wendel Batista in Araripina.

Sources

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