Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach is suspected of having a drug dealer killed, he had already escaped an attack and collaborated with the Public Ministry by providing valuable information about the faction
Antonio Vinicius Lopes Gritzbach, a businessman who became a whistleblower in an investigation into money laundering linked to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (), was shot dead in , in São Paulo, this Friday (8). He was targeted by men armed with rifles, who fired at least 27 times, hitting him in different parts of his body while returning from a trip. Before his death, Gritzbach had already been the target of an assassination attempt on Christmas Eve 2023, when a rifle shot was fired towards his apartment. The police were able to identify the perpetrator of this attack.
The businessman was involved in one of the PCC’s most significant money laundering investigations, related to international drug trafficking. He had been accused of ordering the death of a drug dealer known as Cara Preta, which resulted in a death sentence against him by the criminal faction. Gritzbach was kidnapped but was eventually released due to the valuable information he possessed about cryptocurrencies.
After long negotiations with the Public Ministry, the businessman signed a plea bargain agreement, which was approved by the Court in April. In this agreement, he revealed the PCC’s links with football and the real estate market, information that may have contributed to his death. Airport security cameras recorded the moment Gritzbach was executed, as he tried to escape the shooters.
Published by Felipe Dantas
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