According to the PM, eight people were arrested, 7 of whom were targets of the operation and one for drug possession.
in the interior of São Paulo, was arrested this Saturday, 10th, in a Civil Police operation against drug trafficking and links with the Comando Vermelho faction. According to the PM, eight people were arrested, 7 of whom were targets of the operation and one for drug possession. It was not disclosed whether Andrey Guilherme Nogueira de Queiroz, 21, was among those targeted or was arrested for possession. The young man’s defense was not located.
According to the police, 14 search and seizure warrants were also executed. In one of the residences, 30 pins with cocaine were found, and 50 empty pins.
Mutilation filmed and posted on social media
In August 2025, Andrey went for a ride on a horse, together with a friend, who was riding another animal. The two covered almost 15 kilometers in the rural area of Bananal, most of which were uphill, until the horse ridden by Andrey stopped in a region known as Serra do Guaraná Quente.
Appearing tired, the animal lay down, according to the two’s report to the police, and appeared to have difficulty breathing. Andrey told TV Vanguarda that he was drunk and assumed that the animal had died. Before mutilating the animal, he told his friend: “If you have a heart, better not look” and, with a machete, he cut off the horse’s legs.
Then he delivered more blows to the animal, while Dalton recorded the scene. Posted on social media, the video went viral and generated great national repercussion. Celebrities such as singer Ana Castela and actress Paolla Oliveira expressed their rejection and asked for justice.
The Civil Police pointed out that the animal was alive before being mutilated. The information was released weeks after the event by delegate Rubens Luiz Fonseca Melo and veterinarian Luana Gesualdi, who monitored the investigations. In a video published on social media, the delegate informed that the investigation was forwarded to the judiciary and the Public Ministry.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
