A series of arrests targeting politicians with ties to gangs in the Brazilian state of São Paulo demonstrates the ongoing development of the country’s largest criminal network. In a series …
Brazil Groups
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The Red Command (CV) is one of Brazil’s main criminal forces, dominating drug trafficking in much of the country and recruiting thousands of members from prisons.
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Escritório do Crime is one of the largest and most powerful militia groups in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro.
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Bala na Cara (BNC) is a prominent criminal group in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) was inspired by the Red Command (Comando Vermelho). Both criminal organizations were formed by prisoners as self-protection groups in Brazil’s …
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Family of the North (Familia do Norte – FDN) is Brazil’s third-largest criminal group, with a strong presence in the north of the country.
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The Pure Third Command (Terceiro Comando Puro) is one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro.
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Amigos dos Amigos is a criminal group based in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro.