Brazil suspect evaded police in remote woodland camps, investigator says
A Brazilian man accused of killing 16 people avoided capture by hiding in thick woodland and using makeshift camps, according to investigator Douglas Garcia. Garcia said a two-day pursuit for 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva ended on September 13 in the isolated Mulungu region.
A man accused of killing 16 people in a remote part of Brazil avoided arrest by hiding in thick woodland, according to the police investigator who led the pursuit. Douglas Garcia told the Associated Press on Monday that 33-year-old Jorlan Lopes da Silva used makeshift camps in the bush to conceal himself. Garcia was responsible for the operation that ended on September 13.
The killings linked to da Silva took place during the previous three months in the isolated region of Mulungu, according to the supplied report. The material identifies the suspect by the nickname “Mosquito” in its headline, but gives no further explanation of how that name was used. Garcia said the pursuit lasted two days before the suspect was captured.
The source material does not provide details about the alleged victims, the circumstances of the killings, the charges filed or the evidence authorities have cited. It also does not include a statement from da Silva or a lawyer representing him. The allegations therefore remain claims attributed to the investigation and the report’s account; the supplied information does not describe any court finding or verdict.
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