Izabela Paiva, 26, was apprehended after she allegedly ordered burglars who broke into her house to be tortured in a bid to retrieve her stolen items from the gang members
An influencer has been arrested for reportedly ordered a gang to torture two men who allegedly broke into her home.
Izabela Paiva, 26, was arrested yesterday following an operation by police targeting organised crime. She learned of the burglary at her house in Porto Velho, deep in Brazil’s Amazon region while she was out of town, according to investigators.
But instead of calling the police, she allegedly ordered members of the feared Comando Vedrmelho gang to down the burglars, punish them, and retrieve her stolen items. The Rondônia State Civil Police said: “Even though she was fully aware of how serious the situation was, the suspect chose not to contact the authorities.
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“Instead, she deliberately acted outside the law, driven by personal revenge and in clear defiance of the legal system.”
Police believe Paiva not only has “close ties” with Comando Vermelho but may even be a fully-fledged member, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The mother-of-two often flaunts a life of luxury on social media, posing with jet skis, wads of cash and high-end cars to her 100,000-plus followers. The Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, is one of Brazil’s oldest and most powerful criminal gangs, founded in Rio de Janeiro prisons in the 1970s.
It is involved in drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and other organised crime across several states, and is notorious for violent turf wars with rivals such as the Primeiro Comando da Capital. The operation to arrest Paiva was dubbed “Arur Betach” – a shortened Hebrew phrase meaning “cursed is the one who trusts”, which she reportedly posted on social media shortly after the burglary.
It comes after investigators in the country launched an investigation following the mysterious deaths of an influencer and her teenage daughter, who were discovered following reports from worried neighbours. Lidiane Aline Lorenco, 33, and 15-year-old Miana Sophya Santos were tragically found dead in their 11th floor flat after residents became concerned for their welfare.
The neighbours reported an unpleasant odour coming from the flat after they had not heard from the pair. Firefighters arrived at the Rio de Janeiro flats and broke the door after receiving no answer.
They later found Lidiane in a bedroom and Miana in the living room, according to local reports. Both had been dead for some time.