Brazilian organized crime syndicate founded on August 31, 1993, by eight prisoners at Taubaté Penitentiary in São Paulo. It is Latin America's biggest drug gang with 40,000 lifetime members and 60,000 contractors as of 2023. The group is based in São Paulo and operates throughout Brazil, South America, West Africa, and Europe, with a focus on cocaine trafficking. It has partnered with the Italian 'Ndrangheta and controls over 50% of Brazil's drug exports to Europe.
CRIMENET has extracted 142 linkages for this organization, including 93 cooperative ties across 30 organizations, 44 conflicts across 12 organizations, 5 other connections and footprints in 20 countries.
Main routes/Significant influence: ... Argentina ...
the RFB also detected an increase in drug seizures on ships heading to Australia
Main routes/Significant influence: ... Bolivia ...
cocaine supplied from Bolivia, Peru and Colombia
the RFB also detected an increase in drug seizures on ships heading to ... Hong Kong
the RFB also detected an increase in drug seizures on ships heading to ... Indonesia
the PCC establish a profitable partnership with the Italian 'Ndrangheta
Asia : Lebanon , Turkey and Japan .
Asia : Lebanon , Turkey and Japan .
North America : United States and Mexico .
arrest of a Brazilian drug trafficker linked to the 'Ndrangheta and to senior PCC members in Maputo
its members being able to exert control over neighbourhoods in cities such as Lagos and Abuja
the group cemented its influence over the Paraguayan border
the group also has around 1,000 associates in Lisbon
the RFB also detected an increase in drug seizures on ships heading to ... Singapore
the RFB also detected an increase in drug seizures on ships heading to ... Taiwan
Asia : Lebanon , Turkey and Japan .
North America : United States and Mexico .
além de países fronteiriços, como Paraguai , Bolívia , Colômbia e Venezuela