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The Primer Comando da Capital - known as the First Capital Command or PCC, is largely responsible for what officials have described as a tsunami of cocaine and violence flooding Europe

Cameras credited with huge drop in crime by and against law enforcement but Bolsonaro ally prefers ‘to trust the police’

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BBC News Published media captionAerial footage shows suspects of a wanted drug gang trying to escape police At least 25 people including a police officer have been killed in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, according to local media. The shootout took place during a police operation in a favela in the Jacarezinho area of the city. Police launched the operation after receiving reports that drug traffickers were recruiting children for their gang. Two passengers on a metro train were hit by bullet...

25 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout: report Sarah Polus © Getty 25 dead in Rio de Janeiro shootout: report At least 25 people, including a police officer, were killed Thursday in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the BBC, with another two people wounded after being hit by bullets. The shots rang out after police launched a raid in a low-income settlement in the Jacarezinho area of the city, reportedly targeting a gang involved in drug trafficking, mugging, mur...

Daily Times April 2, 2021 President Jair Bolsonaro rattled Brazilian politics and irked military commanders with a major cabinet reshuffle this week but one powerful constituency is thrilled: the police have one of their own running the Justice Ministry. By picking a cop, rather than a lawyer or civil servant, Bolsonaro sent a clear message on law and order in turbulent times, said Wellington Corsino, who leads an association of 134,000 state military police officers. “It’s great to have a ...

ANALYSIS-Brazils Bolsonaro seeks police support before elections with reshuffle Reuters 1 hr ago By Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO, April 1 (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro rattled Brazilian politics and irked military commanders with a major cabinet reshuffle this week but one powerful constituency is thrilled: the police have one of their own running the Justice Ministry. By picking a cop, rather than a lawyer or civil servant, Bolsonaro sent a clear message on law and order in turb...

6 Min Read RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro rattled Brazilian politics and irked military commanders with a major cabinet reshuffle this week but one powerful constituency is thrilled: the police have one of their own running the Justice Ministry. Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro walks to give a statement about the emergency financial aid by the federal government during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 31, 2021. REUTERS/U...