A joint action by the Civil Police and the Military Police arrested on Tuesday (10) three members of the Blue Mafia, the main organized crowd of Cruzeiro.
The arrest warrants of Operation Hooligans were served in Contagem, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, and in Brasilia, place of residence of one of the detainees.
The police did not disclose the names of those involved, but the Sheet It found that two of the prisoners are the president and the deputy of the organized.
Sought, the defense stated that the two are being unfairly associated with conduct by third parties and that there is no concrete evidence about the criminal liability of the organized directors.
“Given the scenario of constant conflicts between organized fans, the absence of impartiality on the part of police authorities, who repeatedly adopt more severe measures against members of the Blue Mafia. We emphasize that the fans have been the target of successive attacks by rivals and has, continuously, communicating such occurrences to the competent authorities, without the same investigative rigor to determine to determine to determine the commitment to determine. Condisions committed against its members, “the defense said in a statement.
The Minas Gerais Civil Police, responsible for investigating the fights between fans, was sought to comment and did not respond until the publication of the text.
Tuesday’s action takes place after an alleged attack premeditated in March this year against a member of an Atletico-MG fans.
The suspects reportedly broke into a clothing store to steal their rival T -shirt and, during the action, assaulted the victim and his mother, who tried to intervene.
“These conduct is no longer socially accepted. And they take a degree of proportion, a degree of relevance that we need to resolve at the root. These people who have been identified are being investigated for theft crime, not a mere feud, a mere disagreement,” said the delegate Félix Magno of the event and tourist protection.
The action was supported by the Federal District Security Forces and the Military Police Shock Battalion in Minas Gerais.
It also involved search and seizure at the headquarters of the organized fans in the capital of Minas Gerais, where narcotic substance and artifacts were found that would possibly be used in fans.
Authorities have stressed that investigations involving other episodes of fights between organized are underway.
The last major confrontation between the two main fans of Cruzeiro and Atletico took place in February, before the match between the two teams for the Mineiro Championship. At the time, at least six were injured, and three members of each organized were sent to the police station.
All matches between the two rivals had a unique cheering in January 2024, when the clubs came to an agreement after a game at the MRV Arena, stadium of the club.
