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=== Arrest of political opponents ===
Souza had provided the head of the National Police force, PoliceDirector General [[MateusAriana Torres]], with a dossier of political opponents that Souza wished to have arrested. The official story would allege that those arrested had ties on the attacks on the PPE's lawmakers. Torres was a close personal friend of Souza and assisted in the planning of the self-coup, and had filled the ranks of the National Police in Porto Verde with those considered to be loyalists to the PPE and Souza. Those arrested included PS head Cristiano Siqueira and USE head Jaqueline Nogueira. PLN leader Danilo Brandão escapedevaded capture and would go on to establish the [[Liberation Forces of Esteira]] in the jungles of Amarpo Department shortly after the coup.
PLN presidential candidate [[Eduardo Resendes]] was shot and killed by a National Police officer outside his home in Murça, Aguande Department.
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