Operação Bancarrota: Polícia Civil do Rio desmantela banca do jogo do bicho de Piruinha

abril 30, 2024

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O Ministério Público do Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) e a Polícia Civil do estado iniciaram nesta terça-feira (30) a “Operação Bancarrota”, voltada para desmantelar a atividade ilegal do jogo do bicho liderada por José Caruzzo Escafura, conhecido como Piruinha.

Os focos da operação são dois clubes da Zona Norte do Rio de Janeiro: o Oposição, na Abolição, e o Vera Cruz, na Piedade, onde supostamente operam cassinos clandestinos. Agentes do Grupo de Atuação Especial de Combate ao Crime Organizado (Gaeco/MPRJ) e da Delegacia de Repressão às Ações Criminosas Organizadas e Inquéritos Especiais (Draco-IE) saíram para cumprir mandados de busca e apreensão em 14 endereços ligados a pessoas físicas e jurídicas.

Embora não haja pedidos de prisão, os mandados visam supostos integrantes da quadrilha chefiada por Piruinha, que não é alvo das buscas nesta terça-feira.

Os mandados, expedidos pela 2ª Vara Especializada em Organização Criminosa da Capital, estão sendo executados em diversos bairros, incluindo Engenho Novo, Bento Ribeiro, Jacarepaguá, Realengo, Madureira, Cascadura, Brás de Pina e Cavalcanti. Recentemente, Piruinha foi absolvido da acusação de ser o mandante do assassinato do comerciante de carros Natalino José do Nascimento Espínola, crime ocorrido em julho de 2021 em Vila Valqueire, Zona Oeste do Rio.

Na ocasião do julgamento, Piruinha, aos 94 anos, participou por videoconferência de sua cama hospitalar, não sendo interrogado. O veredicto resultou na revogação das prisões preventivas dele e de sua filha, Monalizza Neves Escafura, assim como de medidas cautelares anteriormente impostas.

Escafura é uma figura conhecida no mundo do jogo do bicho, tendo começado como motorista de lotação na década de 1950 antes de ascender como um dos principais banqueiros do setor nas regiões da Piedade, Abolição e Inhaúma. Em 1993, foi um dos 14 banqueiros presos e condenados por formação de quadrilha armada, recebendo a pena máxima de 6 anos de detenção, embora tenha sido posteriormente reduzida.

Embora não fosse associado a escolas de samba, como outros banqueiros famosos, Piruinha era conhecido por sua influência e não era subestimado em termos de violência.


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