GDE Founder 'Marquim Chinês' Arrested in Aquiraz After Using False ID

Overview

• He was stopped by Ceará’s highway and road battalion in the Patacas area of Aquiraz, showed a fake ID, and was identified as Marcos da Silva Pereira.
• Police confirmed two open warrants for him, one for homicide and another for receiving stolen goods, and booked him for using a false document.
• After the arrest, he was taken to the Aquiraz police station, where the warrants were executed, and he remains at the court’s disposal, according to the state security office.
• Investigations identify him as a founder of Guardiões do Estado, a Ceará crime group, and as a major cocaine supplier in past years, with a prior arrest in 2018.
• Prosecutors say GDE aligned with Rio’s Terceiro Comando Puro in September 2025, a tie that uses a loose hierarchy to spread control and has left Fortaleza residents more exposed to turf clashes and displacement.