Three Civilian Police Officers Are Arrested for Extortion of Traders in São Gonçalo
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The Specialized Public Security Task Force of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (GAESP/MPRJ) denounced three police officers accused of participating in an armed criminal association that used the Civil Police structure to demand or request money from traders in the branches of scrap, scrap, scrap recycling and waste disposal in São Gonçalo. The complaint reveals that they were invested against two companies, with ini…
Three civilian police officers and a fourth man were arrested on Friday (4) on charges of using the corporation's structure to extort entrepreneurs from the scrap, scrap, recycling and waste disposal sectors in São Gonçalo, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. Read more (09/04/2026
A joint operation of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) and the Civil Police Corredor resulted in the arrest of three civilian police officers and a fourth suspect on Friday. The group is accused of using the state structure to extort traders in São Gonçalo, Metropolitan Region. According to investigations, those involved [...]
Operation Anhangá served warrants after agents and false police demanded up to R$ 300,000 in scrap deposits.
Operation Anhangá met warrants after agents demanded up to R$ 300,000 scrap deposits
Civilian police officers of the General Corredor of the Civil Police (CGPOL), with the support of the Undersecretariat of Intelligence of the Civil Police (SSINTE) and the Public Prosecutor's Office of the State of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ), launched, on Friday (04), an operation to dismantle a group investigated by extortion of traders of São Gonçalo. The action meets arrest and search warrants at addresses of Niterói and São Gonçalo. So far, four …
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