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Influencer PTK Arrested in Alagoas Operation Targeting Comando Vermelho

Police say the arrest is part of a probe alleging the gang tried to place political allies to widen its influence.

São Paulo Prosecutors Seek Preventive Detention for Rapper Oruam

Brazil’s Top Prosecutor Asks Supreme Court to Compel Rio to Release Autopsy Files From Contenção Deaths

Rio Police Chief Quits to Run for Congress and Castro Removes 11 Secretaries for 2026 Election

Rio Police Raid CV Nucleus in Anchieta, Arrest 13 as Alleged Leader ‘Galo’ Evades Capture

Rio Assembly Postpones Bacellar Custody Vote as Castro Seeks Release Without Presidency

Rio Court Extends Marcinho VP’s Federal Imprisonment by Three Years

Judge Orders Influencer to Remove Video Linking Brazil’s PT to Crime Gangs

Wanda Nara Denies Claim Her 2024 Favela Video Was Enabled by Rio’s Comando Vermelho

After Deadly Rio Raid, Rapper Oruam’s Broadside Fuels Political Blowback

Brazil Splits Over 'Narcoterrorism' After Rio’s Deadliest Police Raid

Brazilian Influencer Iza Paiva Held in Preventive Detention Over Alleged Use of Comando Vermelho

Influencer Iza Paiva Arrested in Porto Velho Over Alleged Order to Torture Burglary Suspects

CNJ Suspends Rio Appellate Judge Cairo Ítalo After Administrative Inspection