An operation by the National Secretariat for Public Security launched this Tuesday (14) targets the illegal trade in streaming, gaming and music sites in Brazil, Peru and the United Kingdom.
Four arrest warrants are served in Minas Gerais against internet domain owners. However, the focus of the fifth phase of Operation 404 is taking down the sites.
In Brazil, for example, 102 illegal streaming and online gaming sites are being blocked, 63 music apps and six messaging app channels were blocked, which had more than 4,000 subscribers and were still used for music distribution. not officially released.
In Peru, 72 domains dedicated to copyright infringement were blocked, according to Senasp. In the UK, there are 25.
The blockages were determined by the Federal Justice after an investigation by the Cybernetic Operations Laboratory (Ciberlab), of the Ministry of Justice.
There are also search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to the sites. Compliance aims to find computer equipment and computer hard drives. The Civil Police is part of the integrated action.
previous actions
“Operation 404” is an ongoing action by the Ministry of Justice. The last phase was in June last year. At the time, four channels that carried out illegal transmissions of content were deactivated and 90 videos were taken off the air.
The Civil Police fulfilled 30 search and seizure warrants in 11 states — Alagoas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo).
In addition, authorities removed 266 websites in Brazil and excluded 15 profiles on social networks for attracting consumers to illegal content.
Source: CNN Brasil
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