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🚨 Breaking: A plan to kill Brazilian authorities
The Federal Police has launched an operation to dismantle a criminal organization that planned to murder or kidnap Brazilian officials and authorities in at least five Brazilian states. The operation is currently in progress and we will provide more details on our website throughout the day.
Target. Senator Sergio Moro, a former judge and justice minister, was reportedly among the targets. He took to social media to thank law enforcement for supporting him and his family, and promised to speak about the operation from the Senate stand later today.
What they are saying. The Feds are carrying out 24 search-and-seizure warrants and 11 arrest orders in Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, São Paulo, and Paraná. “According to the investigation, the attacks could have been simultaneous,” the Federal Police said in a statement.
PCC. The plot was...