Anderson Gustavo Torres (born in Brasília) is a Brazilian

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of the

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, who served as

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under

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Career

Torres is

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at the

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and has specialization in Police Science, Criminal Investigation and Strategic Intelligence at the Superior School of War. He was professor at the Civil Police Academy of

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Military Police Academy and the National Academy of Police. He was typistcopist at the

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and is currently a police chief of the

. Coordinated the main investigations focused in the fight against the organized crime in the Superintendence of the Federal Police in Roraima, between 2003 and 2005. At the institution, he worked in Roraima and in operations at the Raposa Serra do Sol indigenous reserve, which arrested in 2008 the farmer Paulo César Quartiero, leader of the rice farmers of the regions. In the

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, Torres coordinated committees about subjects related to public security and fight against the organized crime, as well as he was chief of staff of deputy Fernando Francischini (PSL-PR). From 2019 to 2021, he was State Secretary of Public Security of the

, nominated by Governor Ibaneis Rocha. On 29 March 2021, his nomination was announced by President

for the office of

. Torres was nominated and took office on the following day. In April 2021, it was published that Torres filed his membership to the Social Liberal Party, aiming the 2022 elections and became President of the party in the Federal District. On January 2, 2023, Torres was, again, appointed as Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District. On January 8, 2023, Torres was dismissed from his position as Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District due to the events of the 2023 Praça dos Três Poderes attack. Furthermore, the Brazilian Federal Public Defender has submitted a request for his arrest due to his alleged inaction during the attack.

References

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