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World's 10 dangerous mafias, D gang is not there

India TV News Desk [Published on:12 Nov 2012, 8:39 PM]
Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC)



A Brazilian gang, Primeiro Comando da Capital comes in at 7. This gang is one of the newest Brazilian prison gangs to be formed.


Founded in 1993 by eight prisoners, PCC is one of the smallest prison gangs around today.

Primeiro Comando da Capital is extremely against government establishments like police stations, justice forums, and even buses.

Since the middle of 2006, the gang is known to have carried out about 300 attacks, all of them being against public establishments.

The gang is mostly funded by its members. All members have to pay a monthly fee to be in the gang, which is about $27 if the member is in jail, and $270 if the member is out of a prison.

Most of the money is used to buy weapons as well as drugs. Some of the money is put towards bailing out members. In order to become part of the Primeiro Comando da Capital, you have to be introduced by a regular member of the gang. An oath must also be accepted.

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