Sidney Piovesan, known as ‘El Cid’, faces charges of association with drug trafficking and homicide
The Military Police of Ceará (PMCE) arrested on Wednesday (4) Sidney Rodrigo Aparecido Piovesan, known as “El Cid”, in Eusébio, in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza. The man is suspected of being the mastermind of the Primeiro Comando Capital (PCC) attack plan against authorities, including senator Sergio Moro (União Brasil-PR).
Sidney Piovesan was located after a woman was arrested for false identity in Iguatu, about 585 km from Eusébio. She was detained during a “routine approach” by the Urban Traffic and State Highway Police Battalion in the city of Ceará. According to information from the portal g1the girl would be the suspect’s wife.
“Based on surveys by the PMCE Intelligence Office, following information on where she lived, teams from the 15th Military Police Battalion and the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) approached ‘El Cid’ near a luxury condominium,” reported the Ceará police.
The PMCE reported that there were two outstanding preventive arrest warrants against the suspect. Sidney Piovesan is charged with crimes of association with drug trafficking and homicide. The corporation also said that the Federal Police (PF) was notified of the arrest to adopt “appropriate procedures”.
Operation Minion
In March 2023, the Federal Police launched an action to dismantle a group that was plotting attacks on public servants and authorities in Rondônia, Paraná, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo. the corporation’s investigation revealed that the organization planned to kidnap and kill its targets.
According to the PF investigation, Sidney Piovesan was head of the group called “Restricta 05”, from the PCC. They began plotting against Moro and his family in September 2022. Prosecutor Lincoln Gakiya was also targeted by the organization. The judge is a member of the Special Action Group for the Repression of Organized Crime (Gaeco), of the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MPSP).
