Primeiro Comando da Capital

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The Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC; lit. 'First Command of the Capital') is a Brazilian criminal organization. According to a 2023 The Economist report, the PCC is Latin America's biggest drug gang, with a membership of 40,000 lifetime members plus 60,000 "contractors". Its name refers to the São Paulo state capital, the city of São Paulo. The group is primarily based in the state of São Paulo, although it is active throughout the rest of Brazil, South America, West Africa and Europe. An international expansion fueled by the cocaine trade made the PCC establish a profitable partnership with other international criminal organizations, such as the Italian 'Ndrangheta, the Chinese Triads and Hezbollah. As of 2023, the group runs over 50% of Brazil's drug exports to Europe. Through the cocaine trade routes to Europe, the PCC also established itself as a central player in the West African cocaine trade, with its members being able to exert control over neighbourhoods in cities such as Lagos...

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