Pernambuco Police Delegate Sues Deolane Bezerra for R$81,000 Over Online Accusations

Overview

• Delegate Paulo Gondim filed a civil action seeking R$81,000 in moral damages over Deolane Bezerra’s posts about his conduct.
• Court records state the lawsuit stems from social media statements during the investigation and after her 2024 arrest in Operation Integration.
• The filing says her posts accused the delegate of abuse of authority, lying to the court, then ordering a criminal arrest.
• Bezerra spent 20 days in custody after a September 2024 police operation into illegal gambling and money laundering in the Recife area.
• She left custody on a habeas corpus from the Pernambuco court and now responds out of jail under precautionary measures.