Cinthia Bittencourt Schaefer Maurício Vieira/TJ-SC The Court of Justice of Santa Catarina (TJSC) is investigating a possible plan to attack judge Cinthia Bittencourt Schaefer, rapporteur for Operation Mensageiro. Launched in December 2022, the action arrested at least 17 mayors, as well as other public agents and businesspeople. The information was released this Friday (12) by columnist Ânderson Silva, from NSC. According to the journalist, Cinthia also authorized the “DNA of Crime” operation, carried out by Gaeco on June 2, as an offshoot of the sixth phase of Mensageiro. ✅ Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp In this investigation, 7 people linked to a garbage collection company were subject to arrest warrants. One of them reportedly commented in the prison where she is staying about the alleged attack plan against the judge. The detainee's name was not released. The information came to the attention of the Court's Institutional Intelligence and Security Unit (NIS), which opened an investigation into the case and reinforced the judge's security. The prisoner reportedly spoke about the alleged attack as a form of retaliation for the judge's decision that authorized the arrests. In Santa Catarina, 30 mayors have been arrested since 2020 in different operations, but most are related to Operation Mensageiro, which investigates a criminal scheme in the waste collection and disposal sector in several cities. Currently, all mayors arrested in the operation are free. Operation Messenger Numbers Check Operation Messenger data in numbers. The data are from the Public Ministry of Santa Catarina (MPSC). operation had 6 phases 45 people were preventively arrested 17 people arrested preventively were acting mayors 316 search and seizure warrants were executed 66 people are prosecuted for committing 2,894 crimes in 23 criminal actions Who is the judge? Judge Cinthia, born in Porto Alegre (RS), is 64 years old and leads one of the largest corruption investigations in the state. Graduated from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) in 1988, she also has a degree in Psychology from the University of Alto Vale do Itajaí (Unidavi) and a specialist in Civil Law from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). In March 2023, the judge suffered a traffic accident in Itajaí. She was accompanied by a driver in an official TJ car. They were taken to the nearest hospital and are doing well. The judge's car collided with other vehicles, including a truck. Personal Archive VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days