Federal Judge Marcos Josegrei da Silva revealed in a special course at the University of Buenos Aires that Brazil has 53 organized crime groups. The largest group is the First Command of the Capital, or PCC, based in São Paulo. Next is the Red Command in Rio de Janeiro. The Northern Cartel is also a […]
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