One week after the mega-operation in the Penha and Alemão complexes, in Rio de Janeiro, which resulted in 121 deaths, Edgar Alves de Andrade, known as “Doca”, remains at large. The suspect would have managed to escape with the help of approximately 70 criminals, demonstrating the strong coordination of the Red Command in the region.
Authorities increased the reward to R$100,000 for information leading to Andrade’s capture – a similar amount to that offered in the case of Fernandinho Beira-Mar when he fled to Colombia. After the reward was increased, 148 calls were recorded with information about his possible whereabouts.
Criminal history and activities
including drug trafficking and, including against children. Its influence extends beyond the Penha and Alemão complexes, which functioned as a kind of headquarters, housing criminals from other states and coordinating Red Command actions in different locations.
Possible hiding places
Experts point out different possibilities for . Hypotheses include staying in the region of the complexes, possibly hiding in tunnels or forested areas in Serra da Misericórdia, escaping to Vila Cruzeiro – another known base of the Red Command – or even evading to other states.
There is also the possibility, considered more remote by investigators, that Andrade crossed borders to other countries in South America, taking advantage of the routes established by the criminal organization.
