After spending 42 years on the run, the man convicted of death of 19 people during Carnival in 1984 in the city of Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte, he was arrested last Friday (26) in Cuiabá, in Mato Grosso.
The episode, known as Baldo Tragedywas considered one of the most tragic in the city’s history. At the time, Aluísio Farias Batista was driving the bus that ran over revelers participating in the Puxa-Sacos block, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte.
Batista, now 68 years old, was located last Friday by agents from the Polinter State Management in a residence in the Jardim Presidente I neighborhood, where, according to the police, lived discreetly and there were already forming a new family.
The police also identified that the man .
According to the Civil Police of Mato Grosso, the accused was located after weeks of surveys, analyzes using a facial recognition system and investigations carried out by the corporation’s operational sector, which found a person with characteristics similar to those of Aluísio.
After the arrest warrant was served, Aluísio was taken to the police station e made available to the Court.
Baldo Tragedy
Known as the Baldo Tragedy, the This episode was marked by the accident that killed 19 people and left dozens injured in 1984.
According to the police, the grandson of the then senator Dinarte Mariz and five sergeants from the Military Police were present. At the time of the case, the State Government even declared three days of official mourning.
In his statement, Aluísio stated that there was a lot of Carnival activity in the Alecrim neighborhood and that several buses were available to revelers. According to the police, he claimed that he had already finished his workday when they asked him to be asked by a superior to replace another driver who could not make a trip.
According to the report, Batista said that upon arriving in Baldo “he faced a descent with poor lighting and was driving a bus full of members from another samba school”.
According to him, at a certain point on the route, he needed to avoid a vehicle that was in front of him and, when trying to return to the lane where he was initially, found another samba school walking along the road, when he ended up hitting the revelers.
To the police, the man reported that after being shown on a television program, he left Rio Grande do Norte and started living in Cuiabá, where he remained for several years.
