The defense of José Aprigio, former mayor of Taboão da Serra, said on Monday (17) that the politician received with surprise the information that Investigation of the Civil Police and the Public Prosecution Service of the State of São Paulo indicated that the attack on the former mayor in October 2024 was forged. 
According to the lawyer, Allan Mohamed Melo Hassan, the former mayor should be considered a victim of the attack, being shot.
“[Aprígio] He was surprised this morning with unfolding the investigations involving the attempted murder he had suffered during the 2024 municipal elections. José Aprigio is a victim, was shot with heavy weaponry in October 2024 who, luckily, did not claim his life. ” , said the lawyer, in a statement.
The Civil Police and the Public Prosecution Service trigger the Operation Hidden Fact on Monday, with the objective of elucidating the forged attack. “According to the investigated, the investigated forged a shot attack against the former mayor as a strategy that resulted in electoral advantage during the 2024 election,” the MP said in a statement.
According to the Civil Police, there are no elements, so far, to ensure that the former mayor, defeated in the 2024 municipal elections, knew of the attack of the attack. When it was hit, Aprigio was inside a armored car. The shield, however, failed, which allowed the former mayor to be hit.
The State Public Security Secretariat reported that a man was arrested, there was seizure of cell phones, computers, money and weapons.
The suspicion of the investigation agencies is that the forged attack was intended to benefit Aprio in past municipal elections. Aprigio (Somos) was trying to reelection, but was defeated in the second round by Daniel Bugalho (União Brasil).
Aprigio was shot on his shoulder when he was in his car, but there are suspicions that the alleged attack was organized by municipal administration secretaries.
Gilmar de Jesus Santos, suspected of being the shooter, was arrested last year. Another shooter and a fellow are at large.
