Federal Police documents revealed the relationship between officers from the Nova Brasília Police Pacification Unit (UPP) and drug trafficking in Complexo do Alemão. Telephone recordings made in 2022, with judicial authorization, reveal that PM officers negotiated with Fhillip da Silva Gregório, known as Professor, the head of local drug trafficking, about the areas where they could operate, arranging patrols so as not to harm organized crime. In exchange for favors, such as removing armored vehicles from the favela, the officers praised the drug trafficker and recognized his authority in the region. The conversations, captured in Operation Dakovo, launched in December 2023, made clear the subordination of the police to drug trafficking in that region.
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The commander of the Nova Brasília UPP informed Professor that he would be transferred to Manguinhos, and that the new major who would take over the unit would maintain the existing agreement with drug trafficking.
With the new commander in charge of the UPP Nova Brasília, Professor sought out the officer to complain about the movement of police officers near drug sales points. The new major promised to take action.
In another episode, the Professor requested that officers from the UPP Nova Brasília remove the armored vehicle (caveirão) that was in the community, claiming that the presence of the vehicle was hindering the movement of drug trafficking. The request was granted.
What was Operation Dakovo?
The Federal Police dismantled an arms trafficking network that operated from Europe to South America, moving around R$1.2 billion in three years. The investigation identified a company based in Asunción, Paraguay, as responsible for the import of around 43,000 pistols, rifles, and ammunition from manufacturers located in Croatia, Turkey, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
The weapons arrived in Paraguay legally but were later adulterated — with the serial numbers scratched off — and passed on to intermediaries who operated on the border with Brazil. The destination was the arsenal of large Brazilian criminal factions.
Sources: Extra.
