Terceiro Comando

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Terceiro Comando
Founded early 1980s
Founding location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Years active early 1980s-present
Criminal activities Murder, drug trafficking, arms trade, and bank robbery[1]
Rivals Comando Vermelho, Primeiro Comando da Capital

Terceiro Comando (portuguese for Third Command) is a Brazilian criminal organization engaged in drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro.[1] It was founded in the early 1980s[1] and is a break-away faction of the Comando Vermelho.[2]

The Terceiro Comando has fought several small-scale conflicts (in 2001 and 2004) with the rival gang Comando Vermelho.[1]

The organization has no sole leader and is instead a horizontal reciprocity based network that helps member-gangs in different favelas as they attempt to acquire drugs and guns.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Uppsala Conflict Data Program Conflict Encyclopedia, Brazil, non-state conflict, Comando Vermelho - Terceiro Comando, Actor Information
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