US EditionBrazilian police arrest members of gang created to kill and spy on lawmakers, judges
- Brazil's Federal Police arrested five people on Wednesday for suspected involvement in a gang targeting lawmakers and judges.
- The group, called C4, was established by a military officer together with civilians and targeted prominent officials for assassination and surveillance.
- The investigation began after police looked into a lawyer's killing in Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, and involved six search warrants across three states.
- The group demanded a fee of 250,000 reais to carry out attacks on senior judiciary members, utilizing rifles, explosives, and luring victims with the help of prostitutes.
- It remains unclear if any high-ranking officials have been harmed, while authorities continue probing the group's criminal activities.
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The “C4 Command” charged up to $44,000 to monitor judges of the Federal Supreme Court. The organization specialized in political espionage, the hit man and had at its disposal an arsenal of war.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian police announced that they had arrested five alleged members of a "criminal organization" suspected of renting their services to spy on or assassinate prominent figures, including Supreme Court judges.
This network operated with fees of up to $44,000 for spying on a minister of the STF and $26,000 for guarding a senator. The post Federal Police of Brazil dismantles network of espionage and hit man against magistrates and parliamentarians appeared first on El Diario.
Brazilian federal police have arrested five members of a criminal gang that was organized to assassinate and spy on members of parliament and high-ranking judges, it was announced on Wednesday in Sao Paulo.
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