Organiserad Brottslighet

São Paulo Civil Police and the Public Ministry launched Operation Última Parada on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of councilor Senival Moura (PT) and other suspects linked to bus operator Transunião Transportes.

20 juni 2026 Rapporterad av AI

John Alite, en 63-årig fullmäktigeledamot i Englishtown, New Jersey, greps i fredags misstänkt för flera fall av utpressning och oegentligheter i näringsverksamhet. Enligt myndigheterna ska han ha gett ut olagliga lån och hotat låntagare med våld för att driva in betalningar.

Brazil's Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime rejected Senator Alessandro Vieira's (MDB-SE) final report on Tuesday (April 14), which proposed indicting three Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices and the Attorney General. The report was defeated 6-4 after changes in the commission's composition. The substitutions favored government-aligned members, swaying the vote outcome.

6 april 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Roberto Mazzarella, ledare för Camorrans Mazzarella-klan, greps i en lyxvilla i Vietri sul Mare vid Amalfikusten. Den 48-årige flyktingen, som var efterlyst för ett mord i Neapel år 2000, gjorde inget motstånd under polisräden. Myndigheterna fann kontanter och lyxklockor på platsen.

Omar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, clarified that the heavy security deployment—including National Guard and state forces—at the March 2 funeral of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, 'El Mencho,' in Zapopan, Jalisco, was to safeguard citizens after prior disturbances, not to escort the remains. Authorities also uncovered evidence of cartel payments to local police.

4 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

President Claudia Sheinbaum sent her electoral reform initiative to the Chamber of Deputies on March 4, 2026, dubbed the 'Decalogue for Democracy', aiming to amend 11 constitutional articles to cut costs and enhance oversight. The proposal faces resistance from allies like the PT and opposition, who criticize it for inadequately addressing organized crime influence. Sheinbaum mentioned having a 'Plan B' if it fails to pass.