A study to be released on Tuesday, September 13, affirms that militias have reached the influence of drug trafficking and now occupy half of the areas dominated by armed groups in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro.
Meanwhile, more than 2 million people are under the control of the Comando Vermelho ("Red Command") drug trafficking faction.
The survey by the Fogo Cruzado Institute and the Group for the Study of New Illegalisms at the Fluminense Federal University (Geni/UFF) shows that the territorial growth of Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here