Credentials tied to a judge in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were used to tamper with the arrest warrant of businessman Alex Leandro Bispo dos Santos, 40, whom police describe as a member of the PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital) criminal faction and who is known as Baianão or "Escorpião do PCC" (Scorpion of the PCC). The São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP) disclosed the finding, first reported by Folha de S.Paulo on Tuesday (22), which is so far the only outlet covering the fraud. The main suspicion, according to the Rio Grande do Sul judiciary, is a hacking attack.
The tampering was made in the BNMP, the national database of prison measures and warrants that police forces across Brazil consult to check whether a person is wanted. With the changes, the defendant's record displayed another person's name and taxpayer ID (CPF). In practice, Alex stopped appearing as wanted in police checks around the country, according to the newspaper. The fraud reportedly took place on August 23. A TJ-SP review found that Alex's judicial record, the RJI, had been altered using the login and password of a judge from the city of Planalto, in Rio Grande do Sul.
Background: the case so far
Alex is a defendant charged with killing his partner, Maria Katiane Gomes da Silva, 25, in the early hours of November 29, 2025, on the 10th floor of a building in Vila Andrade, in southern São Paulo. According to the investigation, he threw her from the balcony of the apartment where they lived. Metrópoles reported that the ruling that converted his arrest into preventive detention, signed by judge Michelle Porto de Medeiros Cunha Carreiro, cited information that the defendant boasted of being the "Scorpion of the PCC" and pointed to a prior criminal conviction.
On August 6, judge Antonio Carlos Pontes de Souza granted him provisional release and he left jail, according to Folha. Metrópoles reported that the release came with precautionary measures, such as keeping away from witnesses and reporting regularly to court. Prosecutors appealed, and appellate judge Hermann Herschander reinstated the arrest order on August 10, citing the defendant's "dangerousness" (periculosidade). Prosecutors say Alex is now a fugitive. The BNMP tampering came to light when the São Paulo prosecutors' office noticed, on September 16, that his arrest warrant no longer appeared in the system.
Inquiry and next steps
According to Folha, the Rio Grande do Sul judiciary says the judge's credentials were "hacked/stolen" and were also used to modify and fraudulently sign other documents. The case was sent to the CNJ, the national council that oversees Brazil's judiciary, for investigation. The council told the newspaper it does not comment on specific cases. Prosecutors say no one has been identified as responsible for the fraud so far.
The businessman's defense denies the crime, says the young woman committed suicide and denies his membership in the faction. Alex remains a defendant in the homicide case, which is still pending before the São Paulo courts. No deadline has been disclosed for the conclusion of the CNJ inquiry.