Brazilian Federal Police Operation Uncovers International Arms Trafficking Network Between the U.S. and Brazil

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Friday, April 12, 2024
Author: 
Marco Stewart Lopez
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 

        On April 4, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Police uncovered, under “Operation Fiction or Reality,” a sophisticated international arms trafficking network between the United States and Brazil. The traffickers used a company that purportedly imported cinematographic paraphernalia to conceal their activities, which included supplying firearms and accessories to criminal factions and militias in Rio de Janeiro.