Indonesia Detains 3 Generals in Wiretap Probe as Brazil Passes Law

JAKARTA, SAO PAULO & NATIONAL — International law-enforcement actions in Indonesia and Brazil, an Election Day utility outage in Denver, historic preservation and retail-theft rulings in Ohio, and 3 (three) National Football League (NFL) roster moves rounded out Tuesday’s global and national news digest on November 3.

Indonesia Detains Three Police Generals in Presidential Wiretapping Probe; Brazil Passes Anti-Gang Amendment

Two major international governance and security developments were reported Tuesday by The Associated Press:

• Indonesia Detains 3 Generals Over LIMS Wiretaps: According to KCBS Radio, Asep Safrudin, head of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency in Jakarta, announced the detention of 3 (three) senior police generals—current Presidential Chief of Staff Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (who served as National Police chief during the 2025–2026 period under investigation), National Police Legal Division head Insp. Gen. Ahrie Sonta Nasution, and National Police Education and Training Institute senior instructor Insp. Gen. Eko Hadi Santoso—for allegedly entering phone numbers of President Prabowo Subianto, ministers, media figures, and business leaders into the Lawful Interception Management System (LIMS) in violation of a 2010 regulation and deleting files to conceal the operation. Investigators questioned 10 witnesses and 3 expert witnesses and seized 11 mobile phones, 1 (one) iPad, and 4 flash drives. Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated that while no treason was found, the suspects face charges under Article 258 of Indonesia’s new Criminal Code (up to 10 years in prison), Article 332 (up to 6 years), and Article 32 of the Electronic Information and Transactions (EIT) Law (up to 8 years).
• Brazil’s Senate Approves Public Security Ministry Amendment: As reported by KCBS Radio, Brazil’s Senate voted unanimously across 2 (two) rounds Tuesday (following March lower-house passage) to approve reelected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s constitutional amendment creating a public security ministry, restructuring agency coordination, and mandating maximum-security imprisonment, parole curbs, and asset seizures against leaders of Sao Paulo’s First Command of the Capital (PCC) and Rio de Janeiro’s Red Command (CV)—groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S. State Department in June during Lula’s race against Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro (son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who voted remotely before his term expires in January). Senators removed a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16.

Election Day Power Outage Hits 6,178 Denver Customers; Columbus 1926 Teardown & Ohio Retail-Theft Sentence

Across U.S. municipal and legal beats:

• 6,178 Xcel Energy Customers Lose Power in Denver: Hoodline reported that a car struck a utility pole near 12th Avenue (12th) and Detroit Street shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday, leaving 6,178 Xcel Energy customers in Denver’s Cheesman Park and City Park neighborhoods without electricity as of 3 p.m. (with restoration estimated for 6:15 p.m.). The Denver County Clerk's Office confirmed 0 outages at voting centers as of 2:40 p.m. (while a Kansas City polling site at Blue Ridge Church of Christ used battery backups). A Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) investigation cited by staffer Nick Bongiardina found Xcel customers averaged 89 minutes of outage time in the first 6 months of 2026 (compared with a 95-minute annual average across 2015–2023), with 90,000 customers experiencing at least 6 outages in 2024 (10-year record), 6 power losses in Boulder since August 20, and a February substation transformer failure that affected 195,000 customers until 5:45 p.m.
• Columbus Developer Pulls Demolition Permit for 1926 McClure-Nesbitt Building: According to Hoodline, developer Equity (led by CEO Steve Wathen)—which previously demolished the former Holy Rosary school near 1667 E. Main St.—pulled a demolition permit for the 100-year-old McClure-Nesbitt Motor Company building at 1505 E. Main St., constructed in 1926 and purchased by an Equity LLC in March 2024. The property had received $250,000 state historic tax credit approvals in 2018 and 2023 toward a $5,470,000 renovation, underwent partial work between 2019 and 2021 after a 1930s/1940s courtyard roof collapsed by June 2023, and carried a 2019 unsafe order that Columbus Building and Zoning deputy director Anthony Celebrezze noted bypasses the 60-day Area Commission review window—drawing criticism from Near East Area Commission chair Nathan Harris and resident Rob Leis.
• Nine-Year Sentence in $104,000 Ohio Rural King Tool-Theft Spree: Hoodline reported that Byron Carner, 35, of South Euclid was sentenced Monday in Clark County Common Pleas Court to 9 (nine) years in prison after pleading guilty to 1 count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and 8 counts of theft for stealing more than $104,000 in tools from Rural King stores across 10 Ohio counties from June through October 2024 (while already serving a 30-month Belmont County sentence, alongside a separate 50-theft, $68,000 Northeast Ohio Home Depot indictment involving $20,000 in Geauga County under 4th-degree felony and racketeering laws).

NFL Roster Moves: Giants Extend Greg Newsome for $46M, Ravens Start Joe Fagnano, Bills Release Gardner-Johnson

Three NFL transactions rounded out Tuesday’s sports slate:

• New York Giants Extend Greg Newsome ($46 Million): The Press (Brentwood) reported that the New York Giants signed cornerback Greg Newsome—who joined New York on a 1-year deal in March—to a 3-year, $46 million contract extension.
• Baltimore Ravens Name Joe Fagnano Week 9 Starter: According to The Press (Brentwood), quarterback Joe Fagnano will make his 1st (first) NFL start for the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday in their Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, with Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley likely headed to injured reserve.
• Buffalo Bills Release C.J. Gardner-Johnson: As reported by The Press (Brentwood), the Buffalo Bills released defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson—who signed a 1-year deal with Buffalo in March—days after he was suspended for a spitting incident.