The group is now involved in everything from petty crime to international drug-smuggling
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskemptied. Hundreds of dealers and addicts dispersed without any sign of violence. The police initially claimed credit, but whispers said that the move had instead been orchestrated by First Capital Command , South America’s largest gang, on the orders of its imprisoned leadership. The drug-sellers, in cahoots with theThat a gang could do what the Brazilian police could not is perhaps not terribly surprising.
Indeed some think the group is behind the dramatic fall in crime in the state of São Paulo. Since 1999 its homicide rate has plunged by 80%. It has gone from being one of the most dangerous places in Brazil to one of the safest. Although police take credit for the decline, academics point out that the biggest falls occurred in the most violent suburbs, at around the time that thebegan to make its presence felt in such places.
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