The 35.000-strong Brazilian gang linked to the Aragua Train was also said to be in Chile since 2022. A Carabineros report also noted that it was present in many other South American countries ...

Gakiya said he was targeted by the PCC According to an article in The Economist last week, Brazil's largest drug gang now has links throughout Europe. The First Capital Command (PCC), a gang ...

Lindomar Ruges Furtado, allegedly one of Brazil's biggest drug lords, has been on the run for three years and underwent a ...

The Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), which means the First Capital Command, is a Brazilian gang that operates from within the São Paulo state penitentiary system by means of cell phones and a ...

Thirteen people have died in gang violence in the past four days in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state in the Brazilian Amazon, where gang members have clashed with police, raising concerns ...

Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. By Ana Ionova Photographs by Dado Galdieri Ana Ionova and Dado ...