Court Authorizes Transfer of Sérgio Nahas to São Paulo After Bahia Arrest

Overview

• São Paulo’s homicide division (DHPP) will coordinate the transfer, with officers scheduled to pick him up on Wednesday, January 28, for removal to the Tremembé penitentiary.
• Nahas must serve an eight-year, two-month sentence in a closed regime for the 2002 killing of his wife, Fernanda Orfali, in São Paulo.
• He was located in Praia do Forte, Bahia, after facial-recognition cameras flagged him, and police reported seizing cocaine and three cellphones at the time of his arrest.
• Forensic analysis found no gunpowder residue on Orfali’s hands, a key finding that undercut the defense claim that she died by suicide.
• The defense calls the case flawed and cites his health issues, while Orfali’s family describes the arrest as long-awaited relief.