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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2020 · 27 MIN

PCC, Brazil's uber-powerful criminal brotherhood

from Explaining Brazil · host The Brazilian Report

The PCC has just staged a Hollywood-esque prison escape in the Brazil-Paraguay border. We explain how a union of prisoners founded by eight men has become Brazil's (and South America's) biggest drugs gang. Read show notes. — Send us your feedback Suppo...

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