Intercepts Lay Bare CV's Bureaucratic Rule in Penha as Manhunt for Leaders Continues

Overview

• Prosecutors and DRE identify Edgar Alves de Andrade, known as Doca, as the CV chief in Alemão and Penha, with preventive detention ordered while he remains at large after this week's raid.
• Case files portray Washington César Braga da Silva, Grandão, as the operational manager who sets security shifts, organizes payments and negotiates UPP bribes using a dedicated phone.
• Investigators describe Carlos da Costa Neves, Gardenal, as the group’s general who commands Doca’s security, restricts armed access to the boss’s residence and directs confrontations.
• Intercepted communications show strict protocols, including gun bans at community parties and a rule barring weapons inside Doca’s house, with operations coordinated in WhatsApp groups.
• Evidence details a trafficking tribunal led by Juan Breno “BMW” with Fagner “Bafo” as an enforcer, and accounting records list recurring “arrego” outlays, as police report 121 deaths in the mega-operation and continue the manhunt.