Comando Vermelho: From a Prison Gang to a Transnational Criminal Organization
摘要
This chapter examines the case of the Red Command (CV, Comando Vermelho), which differs from other criminal organizations (CNSAs) operating in Rio de Janeiro and various states in Brazil. Created in the late 1970s in Rio de Janeiro, the CV is recognized as the country’s inaugural organized criminal group centered on the logistics and sale of illicit drugs. While its inception was not specifically focused on drug trafficking, today it stands as its primary enterprise, establishing connections with criminal groups in Colombia, Peru, and even other continents.