Criminal organization that planned to assassinate high-ranking officials in Brazil is dismantled

According to reports in the Brazilian press, the federal police simultaneously carried out an operation against a large gang in five states of the country.

In his statement on his Twitter account, the Minister of Justice, Flavio Dino, pointed out that 120 policemen raided the houses and buildings of the criminal organization and said: “The assassination plans of several public officials (among them, a senator) were seized and a prosecutor), these plans were investigated and the necessary measures were taken.” he used the phrase.

It was shared that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the former Minister of Justice, Sergio Moro, were among the targets of the assassination, and that the operation was carried out in the states of Sao Paulo and Paraná, as well as in Rondonia. , Brasília and Mato Grosso do Sul.

It was reported that the operation was carried out against the largest drug trafficking group in Brazil and South America, called “PCC”, and that the PCC had a role in the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci.

It was noted that PCC-affiliated gunmen rented a farm near the home of former Justice Minister Moro and had been exploring for a long time. (AA)