Amigos dos Amigos
AMIGOS DOS AMIGOS
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30 MAR 2018
Amigos dos Amigos is a criminal group based in Brazil’s second-largest city, Rio de Janeiro.
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BRAZIL
AMIGOS DOS AMIGOS
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6 DEC 2017
One of Rio’s most wanted drug kingpins has been arrested in a massive security operation, raising questions about how his capture might affect criminal dynamics in Brazil's second-largest city. Rogério…
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26 SEP 2017
One of Brazil's largest favelas has been under siege for more than a week as two rival crime groups battle for territorial control, illustrating shifting criminal dynamics in the…
AMIGOS DOS AMIGOS
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5 DEC 2016
Police in Brazil intercepted gang communications suggesting the First Capital Command is expanding in the state of Rio de Janeiro, potentially paving the way for violent confrontations with the now-rival…
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29 JUN 2016
Amid an uptick in violent crime and deepening economic crisis, Brazilian officials plan to secure Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics with the deployment of 85,000 soldiers and police. While…
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9 JUN 2016
Cargo theft is emerging as one of the principal illicit revenue streams of organized crime groups in Brazil and some of those profits are funneled into more traditional pursuits such…
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22 OCT 2014
A photo has emerged of suspected members of Rio's Amigos dos Amigos gang sporting weapons in a swimming pool set to be used in the 2016 Olympic Games, providing an…
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18 FEB 2014
A battle for control of a favela between members of the Terceiro Comando Puro and Comando Vermelho offers a perfect illustration of the nature of criminal control and gang conflict…
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JULY 18, 2022
Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, alias “Nem,” led the Amigos dos Amigos gang in Rocinha, one of the largest favelas in Rio de Janeiro.
AMIGOS DOS AMIGOS
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19 MAY 2011
Brazilian police warned that Paraguay has become a base of operations for Brazil's criminal organizations, which are seeking to cut middlemen out of the drug trade that goes through the…
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