From 1970s Prison Cells to Favela Empires: How COMANDO VERMELHO, Rival PCC, and Drug Networks Built a Violent Power Since 1979
How COMANDO VERMELHO emerged from dictatorship prisons to rule favelas, adopt insurgent tactics, and force a national debate on criminal groups as terrorist threats The story of COMANDO VERMELHO begins inside Brazil’s prisons during the country’s military dictatorship, a period that shaped both the organisation’s structure and its reach. In the 1970s, the regime mixed […]
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