Suspected right-hand man of 'Brazilian Pablo Escobar' is killed in São José dos Pinhais, police say

Civil Police say that Rodrigo 'Xirú', as he was known, was executed in a parking lot. He was suspected of working with former PM 'Major Carvalho' in a mega-drug trafficking scheme.

Rodrigo Rodrigues Boeira, known as "Xirú", was shot dead this Tuesday (12) inside a parking lot in São José dos Pinhais, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba. The information comes from the Civil Police.

Xirú was suspected of acting as the "right-hand man" of former Mato Grosso do Sul PM Sérgio Roberto de Carvalho, known as "Major Carvalho" or "Brazilian Pablo Escobar", in a drug trafficking mega-scheme. Find out more below.

According to the police, Xirú was shot by a motorcyclist when he was entering the parking lot, which is on Rua Mendes Leitão, close to a shopping center.

The shooter then fled and, until the publication of this report, had not been identified.

Xirú was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet and driving a rented vehicle at the time of the crime, police say. There was a passenger with him, who fled after the attack and was not identified, police explain.

Brazilian Pablo Escobar

Known as "Major Carvalho", the former PM of Mato Grosso do Sul Sérgio Roberto de Carvalho has been imprisoned in Hungary since last year. According to the Federal Police, until he was arrested, he had sent 50 tons of cocaine to Europe over the course of five years.

In addition to planes, Brazilian Pablo Escobar's scheme also used ships. In a phone call monitored by investigators, Major Carvalho talks about the risk of the cocaine shipment being discovered.

The person talking to Major Carvalho on the phone is Rodrigo Rodrigues Boeira, known as "Xiru", who died this Tuesday (12) in Paraná.

“Go straight to Europe, it takes 13 days. And the other one will take 30 days, it will still remain in Rio de Janeiro, a long time for the dogs to sniff there.”

In October 2021, the Civil Police of Espírito Santo seized a truck, in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, in the south of the state, which was transporting 350 kilos of cocaine.

The Federal Police took over the investigation and discovered that the gang's plan was to hide the drugs in granite slabs. The cargo would be placed in containers and would go from the Port of Guarapari to the port of Le Havre, in France.

“What caught our attention, during the investigations, was an invoice that we found for the acquisition of a 762 caliber rifle. This weapon was purchased by one of the members of the group, the member who had direct contact with Major Carvalho, who was the leadership of the group in Brazil”, explained Victor dos Santos Baptista, head of the drug repression police station - PF/ES.

The person who had direct contact with Major Carvalho was Xiru, the man on the phone call. He and four other drug traffickers were arrested in February in Operation Chapa Branca.

The Federal Police discovered 18 weapons with the accused, 17 of which were purchased legally. Six, including a rifle, were with Xiru.

These are weapons that are normally used by the Armed Forces and specialized units of the civil, military and federal police. A rifle like this can hit a target over a kilometer away.

Rodrigo Rodrigues Boeira, known as "Xirú", was shot dead on Tuesday (12) inside a parking lot in São José dos Pinhais, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba. The information comes from the Civil Police.



Xirú was suspected of acting as the "right-hand man" of former Mato Grosso do Sul MP Sérgio Roberto de Carvalho, known as "Major Carvalho" or "Brazilian Pablo Escobar", in a drug trafficking mega-scheme. Read more below.

According to the police, Xirú was shot by a motorcyclist as he was entering the parking lot, which is located on Rua Mendes Leitão, near a shopping center.

The shooter fled the scene and, as of the publication of this report, had not been identified.

Xirú was wearing an anklet and was driving a rented vehicle at the time of the crime, say the police. There was a passenger with him, who fled after the attack and has not been identified, the police explain.

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