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Experts warn that the influx of military-grade weapons is reconfiguring transnational crime networks in Portugal, escalating violence, altering criminal tactics and command structures, and amplifying threats to public safety—requiring urgent adaptation by law enforcement, policy and cross-border cooperation.
In the heart of Brazil, among favelas and bustling streets, a new organisation emerged that would change the face of crime forever: the Primeiro Comando da Capital.
The officer exploited the exemption from the firearm possession certificate afforded by their profession to buy thousands of rounds of ammunition and then resell them on the black market.
