Lucas Gomes Arcanjo (April 30, 1971 – March 26, 2016) was a
police officer who served as civil police for the State Traffic Department of
Minas Gerais and was also a candidate for a seat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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for the
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
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. Arcanjo was famously known in online
social networks by several accusations against the Senator,
Aécio Neves (
PSDB). In many different
YouTube videos, the police officer accused the politician of involvement with various crimes, such as
drug trafficking
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, purchase of
habeas corpus and
murder
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. In one of the video recordings, he said that a body was found in Neves' cousin's property in
Cláudio municipality with indications of a
Coup de grâce execution. Arcanjo gained support from well-known actress
Tássia Camargo, who reinforced the accusations of police officer against the Senator. The officer was the victim of four death attempts as an answer to the complaints made. On March 26, 2016, he was found dead in his home with a tie at the neck tied in his bedroom window. Family members rule out the possibility of suicide.
Policial que denunciou Aécio é encontrado morto em Belo Horizonte
by Saulo Prado in "Plantão JTI" (2016)
References
1971 births
2016 deaths
People from Belo Horizonte
Brazilian police officers
People murdered in Brazil
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