Two months after the murder of Vieira’s former Minister of Works and Services, Major Sergio Roberto Lezan, on the Northern Plateau of Santa Catarina, civilian police arrested another suspect in the crime. Six people have already been arrested, and on Tuesday afternoon (16) a suspected organizer of the crime was arrested.

Sergio was shot dead outside the gym at Major Vieira – Photo: PC/Internet

A well-known farmer in the region, a 65-year-old man, was arrested after an intensive investigation and operation carried out in accordance with the warrant. According to the civilian police, the investigation has established that he is the intellectual author of the crime, and in addition, he will use his economic power to fund the protection of one of the prisoners in the previous police action “with the express intention of keeping other authors and silent participants in order to ensure their impunity.”

In addition to the arrest, the police seized two firearms, several undamaged projectiles, as well as a motorcycle and two cars that were supposed to be used to monitor the victim before the crime was committed.

The former secretary, who was 56 years old, was also a military reserve police officer and was killed in front of the city’s gymnasium while getting into his car. He was approached by two men who had arrived on a motorcycle. Sergio was hit by at least four shots. Witnesses had already reported that he was accompanied by suspects.

The police should close the investigation in the coming days and forward it to the Ministry of Public Administration.