WORLD● ELEVATEDAug 13 · Aug 13, 2026, 5:48 PM
Red Command (Comando Vermelho)
InSight Crime
Red Command (Comando Vermelho) The Red Command (Comando Vermelho – CV) is Brazil’s oldest criminal group. Created in a Rio de Janeiro prison in the 1970s as a self-protection group for prisoners, it started out with low-level crimes like muggings and bank robberies. But in the 1980s, the group moved into the cocaine trade, working with Colombian drug cartels and taking on a social leadership role in many of Rio’s marginalized neighborhoods. The post Red Command (Comando Vermelho) appeared first on InSight Crime.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in World
WORLD27m agoNinth Woman Found Dead In South Africa Killing SpreeChannels TVWORLD32m agoRussian biathlete and two-time Olympic champion Sergei Tchepikov diesMeduza [en]WORLD39m agoBillionaire Kraft says Ed Sheeran sought $2 million aid donation from him amid fracas over Macklemore's Palestine commentsCNBCWORLD44m agoNigeria vs England: Five players who could decide crucial FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup round of 16 clashPremium Times