PMs Arrested Suspected of Supplying Weapons to the Militia and the TCP - 27/08/2026
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Twenty people, including two military police officers, were denounced by the Special Task Force to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco), the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) for integrating cores linked to the militia of Curicica, in the South-West Zone of the capital, and to the Third Puro Command (TCP), which operate in the complexes of the Maré and Pedreira, in the North Zone. The investigations pointed out an allian…
An investigation by the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor's Office points to a new unfolding of the dispute between criminal factions. The investigation points out that militiamen and members of the Third Puro Command (TCP) allied themselves against the Red Command in the state. According to the MP, the groups, which historically are rivals, joined to fight Red Command, which [...] The post Militia and faction allied themselves against the Red Co…
The Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco) of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro denounced, on Thursday (27), 20 people investigated for integrating nuclei linked to the militia of Curicica, in the western zone, and to the Third Commando Puro (TCP). Among the reported, there are two military police officers. Jorge Anastácio Rodrigues Simões is crowded in the 4th Battalion of the Military Police, in Méie…
Two military police officers from Rio de Janeiro were arrested on Thursday (27) on suspicion of supplying and brokering the purchase of weapons and provided it to militiamen and members of the TCP (Third Puro Command). Read more (08/27/2026)
Another 20 persons investigated were reported for joining groups linked to the militia and the criminal faction
Investigation points to alliance between Curicica militiamen and members of the TCP (Third Puro Command), in addition to alleged illegal arms trade
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