Marcos Roberto de Almeida, known as Tuta, appointed as leader of the First Command of the Capital (CCP) and Marcola’s substitute at the faction, was arrested in Bolivia . The arrest occurred in Santa Cruz de la Sierra .
Tuta’s arrest happened on Friday afternoon (16), when he tried to renew his license to stay in the country using a fake document . Bolivian police found the fraud and called the Brazilian organs and the Interpol.
THE Interpol identified that Tuta was someone with red alert reference for location and arrest of individuals sought in several countries. The Brazilian Federal Police were called by Interpol to check their databases and confirm their identity accurately to the Bolivian police.
The use of Biometric Base by PF allowed the Bolivian police to combat drug trafficking to confirm technically the identity of those who were, enabling the detention by use of false documents .
The arrest was the result of a coordinated action between the Brazilian Federal Police and Lucha’s Special Fuerza against El Crial (Felcc) of Bolivia.
Criminal History and Function on the CCP
Marcos Roberto de Almeida was SHEEP Since 2021 . He was convicted in Brazil for over 12 years for various crimes, including criminal association and capital washing.
The Public Prosecution Service of São Paulo (MP-SP) pointed to Tuta as Responsible for moving about R $ 1 billion for the criminal organization between 2018 and 2019. It is also indicated as one of the main articulators of an international money laundering scheme linked to the CCP.
According to MP-SP, Tuta Marcola succeeded as the main leadership and CCP’s agent . He was appointed as the main leadership of the faction outside the chains and kept direct contact with other arrested leaders, including Marcola. At Operation Sharks in 2020, the MP indicated that he was responsible for commanding the loose members of the criminal organization.
The investigation also pointed out that Tuta was suspected of being responsible for Escape plans of CCP leaders in prison in federal prisons and lead plans to murder public agents and authorities in reprisal to transfers and actions against the organization’s summit.
Next Steps
At the moment, Tuta remains under Bolivian authorities custody . Brazil awaits a Bolivian court hearing to proceed with a possible extradition request.
CCP leader arrested in Bolivia should go through a hearing on Sunday
This Sunday (18) is scheduled for a hearing with Bolivian authorities to evaluate the prison and the possible developments. The Brazilian Police expect him to be expelled immediately or extradited .
The next steps depend on the Legal and Legal Process in Bolivia . Brazil and Bolivia have a Extradition Treaty of 1942 which allows Brazil to request the delivery of people investigated, processed or convicted of crimes.
Expulsion or extradition
If the decision is for expulsion the process must be fast, almost immediate as stated by Andrei Rodrigues, head of the Federal Police. The logistics would be defined by the National Secretariat of Criminal Policies (SENAPEN), with the transportation made by the PF.
CCP leader can be extradited or expelled from Bolivia; Understand process
In this scenario, Tuta should be in federal prison . If the decision is for extradition the deadline cannot be foreseen For now, because it depends on release from the Bolivian judiciary and procedures in the Brazilian judiciary.
PF has Representation in La Paz, Bolivia with a team of 4 people who work in international cooperation and will closely follow the case. Justice Minister Lewandowski was communicated on the arrest and asked the PF about the procedures to be adopted.
The logistics for the transfer of Tuta still has no defined details, according to the director general of PF. Bolivian police can bring him to the border or Brasilia, or the Brazilian Federal Police can pick him up in Bolivia, which will depend on negotiation between countries.
Bolivia as “Crime Embassy”
The location of Marcos Roberto de Almeida in Santa Cruz de la Sierra confirmed the suspicion police and the prosecutor that the CCP maintains a kind of “Crime Embassy” in Bolivia .
Investigators point out that it is from this place that the heads of trafficking would give orders to the crime advances in Brazil. Bolivia’s choice for this remote office would be based on the corruption capacity of local police, which would allow illegal activities without “disturbing” Brazilian traffickers.
The suspicions indicate that two other chiefs of the CCP, Patrick Velinton Salomão (the forged) and Pedro Luiz da Silva Moraes (the jackal), would also be in Bolivia.
Political scientist João Henrique Martins points out that Tuta was a strategic piece and that prison is a product of international cooperation, noting that Bolivia is an important link in the logistics chain of transnational organized crime.
Tuta’s arrest represents a strategic coup against organized crime, according to the São Paulo Secretary of Public Security, Guilherme Derrite.
This content was originally published in what we know about the arrest of Tuta, Marcola’s replacement on the CCP on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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