The Army canceled the certificate it gave to a member of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) and which freed him to buy restricted-use weapons, including a rifle. The member of the criminal group was investigated by the Federal Police for obtaining the registration of a Hunter, Sports Shooter and Collector (CAC) through the presentation of false documents to the military force.
In addition to canceling the registration, the Army said it had opened a military inquiry to investigate the circumstances of the authorization. According to the institution, the investigated no longer has the registration of a shooter or the right to buy new weapons. The PF launched a search and seizure operation against the suspect in Uberaba (MG), on the 14th.
According to the police, the target of the operation obtained the Certificate of Registration (CR) in the Army, which authorized him to buy seven firearms intended for hunters, shooters and collectors, including a rifle, with false documents. Legislation in Brazil prevents people with a criminal record from obtaining a CAC certificate.
According to the record of the occurrence released by the PF, the investigated responds to 16 criminal cases. The criminal record includes five indictments by the Civil Police, one for procedural fraud, one for qualified homicide, one for robbery, one for illegal drug trafficking and one for illegal possession of a firearm. He is investigated for the crime of misrepresentation and use of false document.
According to data from the Brazilian Public Security Forum, released in June, the number of Hunters, Sport Shooters and Firearms Collectors in Brazil, registered in the Military Weapons Management System (Sigma), is ten times higher in 2022. than five years ago. More than 670,000 people currently have active CR on Sigma, which is a 967% increase compared to the 63,137 registrations accounted for in 2017.
In a statement, the Army stated that the suspected shooter presented a criminal certificate from the Court of Justice of the State of Minas Gerais and a declaration of suitability to obtain the registration, “as there is no information that prevents the proceeding of the procedural process at that opportunity”. Also according to the military force, the information is the responsibility of the interested party.
“In line with the legal regulations that regulate the matter, the CR (Certificate of Registration) was immediately suspended after receiving the information about the case and, later, definitively cancelled”, says the note. “Finally, it should be noted that the Brazilian Army has already established the procedures provided for in legislation for the determination of responsibilities, without prejudice to the other measures to be adopted by public security agencies, with which the Army maintains permanent contact and close cooperation.”
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