Escritório do Crime
Escritório do Crime was one of the largest and most powerful militia groups in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro.…
Red Command
The Red Command (Comando Vermelho – CV) is Brazil’s oldest criminal group. Created in a Rio de Janeiro prison in…
First Capital Command – PCC
The First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) is Brazil’s biggest and best-organized criminal network. It arose in…
Brazil’s PCC Wades into Municipal Contracts Game
A spate of arrests targeting politicians with gang links in the Brazilian state of São Paulo illustrates the ongoing evolution…