Overview

• Judge Nilson Luis Lacerda of the Rio court’s organized crime unit issued the sentence on October 2 in the case stemming from Operation Novo Egito.
• He remains held at Bangu 1 after the Supreme Federal Court denied a new release request, and the ruling orders his return to a federal maximum‑security prison outside Rio.
• Prosecutors say he directed an armed group to target competitors, influencers and journalists, and the judge described the structure as an extermination squad at his service.
• The case cites a R$150,000 bribe in 2021 to Civil Police from the Defraudações division to stage an operation against a rival, with intercepted communications attributed to his authorization.
• Federal investigations estimate the GAS scheme moved about R$38 billion in a Ponzi structure that harmed hundreds of cryptocurrency investors.