O in Guarulhos, in the metropolitan region of the state, this Friday afternoon (8/11).
A CNN found that Gritzbach was negotiating a plea bargain, which involved the First Command of the Capital (PCC) for being responsible for the deaths of members of the faction. .
The death
The murder took place near gate 2 in Guarulhos, when the businessman was embarking on a trip. The Military Police confirmed to the CNN that the shooting occurred around 4:10 p.m.
According to the PM, around 5 individuals disembarked from a black vehicle and fired shots at the businessman. A car with the characteristics was found abandoned on an avenue near the airport. It is not yet known whether the vehicle was used by the criminals in the attack.
Security camera footage shows the attack
Images from the airport security circuit show two men getting out of a car, in the arrivals and departures area, while the whistleblower was preparing to enter a vehicle. In the scene, Gritzbach notices the movement after the first shot, and tries to jump over the wall, but ends up shot by the shots.
Check out the full note issued by the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat (SSP).
DHPP and DEATUR are investigating the circumstances of a homicide that occurred this Friday afternoon (8), at Guarulhos International Airport. A car, allegedly used by the shooters, was seized by teams from the 3rd Shock Police Battalion, on Avenida Otávio Braga de Mesquita. More information will be released when the incident is recorded. Policing on site and in the surrounding area continues to be reinforced with PMs from the area battalion and Choque.
About the airport
Guarulhos Airport is the busiest in Brazil and Latin America in terms of number of passengers transported, being one of the thirty busiest in the world.
The location is one of the main terminals of the largest airport in South America and houses the operations of companies such as Gol, Latam, Copa Airlines and Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Images circulating on social media show the body of a businessman lying at the entrance to the airport. In other videos circulating on social media, it is also possible to see people rushing around the place. See below:
Chronology of what we know
The murder of Antônio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach opens a sequence of facts that precede the fact:
- Antônio Vinicius Gritzbach is identified as having ordered the death of a PCC member.
- Gritzbach is alleged to have ordered the death of drug dealer Anselmo Becheli Santa Fausta, known as Cara Preta, in 2021.
- Gritzbach negotiates a plea bargain agreement with the São Paulo Public Ministry.
- Gritzbach suffers attack and ends up murdered at São Paulo International Airport
