Operation 'Prisma' Nets 22 Arrests Across 13 Cities in PCC Crackdown

Overview

• The joint Gaeco and Military Police operation executed 33 temporary arrest warrants and search orders across municipalities in São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
• Authorities say 22 suspects were detained during the raids, others were previously jailed or remain fugitives, and one man was shot dead after resisting in Franca.
• Gaeco identified the deceased as Mateus Henrique Cintra, 30, who was struck in the head and arm during an arrest attempt at his home.
• Court‑approved analysis of messages, audio and data from electronic devices underpinned the probe, which outlined defined roles such as logistics, collections and ideological diffusion.
• Investigators allege the group trafficked drugs and ran “tribunais do crime” involving violence including kidnapping, illegal detention and torture, while seized drugs, devices and cash undergo forensic review as prosecutors seek preventive custody.