Brazilian police arrest members of gang

29/5/2025 6:07

Brazil's Federal Police

said on Wednesday it arrested five people suspected of being

involved in a gang that was formed to kill and spy on lawmakers

and high-ranking judges.



The gang was created by a military officer, as well as

civilians, one source with knowledge of the investigation said.



A document seized by the police, and seen by Reuters, shows

that the organization went by the name C4, in reference to its

full name Command for hunting Communists, Corrupt people, and

Criminals.



The document also showed the gang charged 250,000 reais

($44,000) to target high-ranking figures in the judiciary and

150,000 reais to target senators.



The organization was equipped with rifles and explosives and

used prostitutes as bait, the document said.



It is unclear if any high-ranking Brazilian officials were

harmed by the organization, but the investigation began after

police started looking into the killing of a lawyer in the city

of Cuiaba, in Mato Grosso state.



According to news website UOL, a retired colonel, imprisoned

since last year for his alleged involvement in the lawyer's

murder, was among those targeted in Wednesday's raid.



Federal Police officers also carried out six search and

seizure warrants on Wednesday in three different states in

Brazil as part of the probe.