Twenty years after orchestrating the largest attack on São Paulo's security forces, the criminal faction PCC has made the Paraisópolis favela, the city's largest, its main command center. In the last two years, the group has also been implementing an unprecedented level of territorial control there, much more rigid, adopting tactics generally attributed to the Rio de Janeiro-based CV (Comando Vermelho) faction. Read more (05/02/2026 - 11:00 PM)