Operation Prisma Targets PCC Network Across SP and MG With 22 Arrests as One Suspect Is Killed

Overview

• Authorities executed 33 temporary arrest and search warrants across 13 municipalities in São Paulo and Minas Gerais as part of the Gaeco–Military Police operation.
• Investigators say the group ran drug trafficking and property crimes under a stable chain of command that enforced internal rulings through so‑called criminal tribunals.
• Gaeco identified defined roles within the cell, including logistics, debt collection and ideological dissemination to sustain the organization’s directives.
• In Franca, a man who resisted during a warrant service was shot dead and later identified as Mateus Henrique Cintra, 30.
• Seized evidence includes phones, other electronic devices, drugs and cash, with digital content authorized for analysis to support further charges.