In May he led a group of fellow military police into the mountains behind Dili, where they refused to give up their weapons until the then Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigned from office.

• 在五月期间，他带领了一伙同是武装警察的同事，进驻位于帝力后的深山，他们居于山内拒绝缴械，直到总理马里.；阿卡缇里辞职下台后才投降。