The Brazilian Federal Police detained five people on Wednesday for suspected membership of an organized group that was created to monitor and murder politicians and high -ranking judges. This was stated by the police in a statement referred to by Reuters, TASR writes.
Gang was founded by a retired army colonel along with several civilianshe stated one source familiar with the investigation. Police have secured a document last yearaccording to which the gang bears the name Comando C4 (commando for the hunting communists, corruption and criminals).
The document published on the Brazilian UOL portal states that The gang charged 250,000 Reals (EUR 39,000) for the killing of the Supreme Federal Court judge or one of the highest state courts, 150,000 Reals (EUR 24,400) for the murder of a Brazilian Senate member, 100,000 Reals (EUR 15,600) for the murder Gang members were allegedly equipped with rifles and explosives and used prostitutes as bait.
Police investigation began after last year’s murder of a lawyer in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso. However, it is not clear whether he was behind this murder, or whether it has ever caused harm to any high -ranking Brazilian representative.
UOL portal informed that The 68-year-old Retired Colonel Etevaldo Luiz Caçadini de Vargas has been in custody since January 2024 for suspicion of participating in the murder of a lawyer. His advocates argue that there is no evidence against him and the police have only a testimony of one accused, but allegedly obtained torture.
