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EP05 · Crime Strengthens Crime

In this episode, we talk to Ivana David, a Brazilian judge who has had a front-row seat to the creation and the evolution of the region’s largest criminal organization,…

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Brazil’s PCC Wades into Municipal Contracts Game

A spate of arrests targeting politicians with gang links in the Brazilian state of São Paulo illustrates the ongoing evolution of the country’s largest criminal network.  In a series of raids on April 16, Brazilian authorities captured three city councilors – Ricardo Queixão of Cubatão, Flávio Batista de Souza of Vasconcelos, and Luiz Carlos Alves Dias of Santa Isabel –  in addition to 10…

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Salvatore Mancuso

Salvatore Mancuso, alias “El Mono” or “Santander Lozada,” is a…


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