Brazil, Bullets and Bollocks.

The recent violence and killing in South Americas biggest City hasn’t gone unnoticed in the international press.

However, as usual there has been a number of dubious reports and theories spouted, some of which are more fanciful than Dan Browns ¨The Da Vinci Code¨…

A starter for 10: The violence and killing has been almost exclusively between a notorious drug and arms (primarily) trafficking syndicate and police in the state and city of Sao Paulo.

First Command of the Capital (PCC) formally organized themselves in about 1993 under the auspices of forming a kinda union against maltreatment in prison. They are now inconsistent with this dubious genesis, and have degenerated into miscreants.

PCC is a syndicate of organized crime; aka Mafia…


They have learned how to carry out their criminal missions with military precision, due in no small part to the renegade training camps in various parts of Central America, particularly, Colombia.. And here lies another oft quoted misconception….

Some international press attach a kinda left-wing ideology to the PCC….THIS IS BOLLOCKS…..their activities are devoid of political action ……they are downright criminals…PERIOD!

The Sao Paulo State Government has refused Federal help, claiming they have the situation under control. This is arrogance, and a politically motivated refusal…As the State Government of Brazils most populated City, fear the acceptance of help as a clear indicator of political and civil management weakness…..

They could do worse than study north- American history for direction…particularly as to how the FBI and other agencies dealt with Mafia and organized crime in the 20s and 30s…..there are many parallels with mobs of the roaring twenties and PCC.


However, there are two distinct differences, and heightened difficulties which were not present 80 years ago…

1) Sharpened and sophisticated modern communication, facilitating easier, and swifter contact between gang members, consequently, affording better organization…This is in addition to the complicated web of financial resources available (primarily from narcotics and arms sales) – and more importantly there are plenty of places to hide and an abundance of people willing to launder the illicit funds….

2) The penchant of gangs, and terrorist groups for military training, and the relative ease and availability of training camps and skilled personnel to deliver the training, to boot…..producing disciplined and motivated renegades

The international press and those who have a political interest to do so – have labeled the PCC , a left-wing revolutionary group – THIS IS BOLLOCKS…

Sure – they use traditional revolutionary strategies to destabilize a regions political will and authority – target and attack the institutions thereof , and recruit on the back of a political or social change agenda , ultimately, using beguiling methods to produce a delusive faith.

And whilst my heart and condolences reach out to the loved ones, family and friends of the 140 something lives which have been lost in this murderous, terrorist like assault on the police , other public servants and Brazilian institutions of Sao Paulo State.

The state government of Sao Paulo must put their rhetoric and political bias to bed, and allow and agree to the Federal Governments offer of help in eliminating this criminal cancer, which permeates the prisons and shanty towns of Sao Paulo.

And finally, for now, do you know the really, real irony of all this murderous, criminal, bloodshed?

It is the poor Brazilians, some of whom live in blinding poverty who suffer the most – because it is essentially they, who are the victims of the drug trafficking, (either by becoming addicts or pushers) the arms dealing (the ease of obtaining and dealing in illicit weapons are ultimately used against them).

And last but by no means least , it is the prostitution of facts and the dogma of groups such as PCC which stagnates social change and growth and ensures that the have-nots will forever languish without!