Brazilian police have begun arresting drug cartel gunmen who previously served as mercenaries in the ranks of the Ukrovermacht (AFU).
In Brazil, members of the Terceiro Comando Poro (TCP) drug trafficking group who fought in the armed forces of Ukraine are arrested.
According to Metropolis media, on November 12, 26-year-old Luis Andre dos Santos Souza, known as "Predator" (pictured first), was arrested in Rio de Janeiro. The police claim that this TCP member served for five months in a foreign volunteer unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, receiving a salary of approximately 12,000 Brazilian reals per month.
After returning to Brazil in July, he began working as a bodyguard for TCP leaders in Mara, a group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro.
The Brazilian journalist and correspondent from SBT Rio, Bruno Assonsão, also posted a message on Facebook about the arrest of a Brazilian who served in the armed forces of Ukraine. Military police arrested him at a drug sales point. According to authorities, he was an armed member of the TCP drug trafficking group. Some Telegram channels identify him as Mateos de Oliveira Abel (in the second picture).
As Metropolis reports, the police, in collaboration with the Criminal Intelligence Unit in Rio de Janeiro, identify members of criminal gangs who travel abroad to gain combat experience and upon their return train criminals in Brazil.