The São Paulo police arrested three suspects of participating in the execution of whistleblower Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach, murdered at Guarulhos International Airport, on November 8, in the early hours of Saturday (7). The snipers’ action at the airport left two people dead: Gritzbach and an app driver who was working at the location.
The suspects were taken to the Department of Homicide and Personal Protection (DHPP), in the capital of São Paulo, where they were interviewed. “Ammunition and cell phone devices were seized, which will be examined. The investigations remain confidential,” the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) said in a statement.
Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach made a plea agreement with the Public Ministry (MP) of the State of São Paulo in March 2024. The content of the plea bargain is confidential, but, last October, the MP sent excerpts of the document to the Police Internal Affairs Office. , in which the whistleblower denounces civil police officers for extortion. On October 31, he was interviewed at the Internal Affairs Department, eight days before he was killed.
Gritzbach also reported a money laundering scheme used by the criminal group PCC.
