Overview

• Minas Gerais’ Operation Custos Fidelis served more than 120 warrants across four states, seized drugs and weapons, and reported about R$ 18 billion in judicial blocks tied to the CV‑aligned Família Teófilo Otoni.
• Investigators describe a CV‑backed wholesale drug market supplied from the Amazon with laundering via front companies, smurfed deposits and sectors such as pescado, gas distribution and internet services.
• A São Paulo action linked to the Carbono Oculto case targeted alleged PCC laundering through gas stations, motels, and retail franchises, with authorities reporting roughly R$ 7.6 billion in assets blocked from 55 suspects.
• Parallel operations reported major interdictions, including about 105,000 cocaine ‘papelotes’ in São Paulo’s South Zone and 570 kg of marijuana seized on the Raposo Tavares highway during an integrated Ficco action.
• Developments under scrutiny include the fatal shooting of Osmara Bruni Fonseca Miguel during a Gaeco/PM raid in Viçosa, the seizure in Salvador of a submachine gun bearing São Paulo’s PM insignia pending forensic review, and fresh warrants in São Paulo seeking PCC suspects tied to the killing of ex–police chief Ruy Ferraz Fontes.