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In an interval of just 24 hours, the Civil Police of Rio murdered at least 17 alleged members of the Bonde do Ecko, considered one of the largest militias in the country, in two operations in the municipalities of Baixada Fluminense.
The last one occurred last night, in Itaguaí (RJ), leaving 12 suspects dead. Among them, former military policeman Carlos Eduardo Benevides Gomes, known as Bené, designated as one of the group’s leaders on Rio’s most wanted criminals list. Monitored two weeks ago, the group intercepted a train in Itaguaí and exchanged shots with the agents, according to police.
A video taken by Twitter revealed the testimony of a former member of the gang before the MP-RJ (Public Ministry) in September 2018, denouncing the participation of Bené in the murder of two members of the criminal group itself.
Later, the agency denounced 44 alleged members of the group for the crime of criminal organization. Five months later, the body of the witness was found in the trunk of a car with bullet marks.
After the testimony of André Vitor de Souza Corrêa, was sworn to death for gang, according to the MP.
According to the report, Wellington da Silva Braga, Ecko, the head of the militia, ordered Bené to kill two members of the criminal organization for allegedly using his name to extort money from residents of a federal program “Minha Casa Minha Vida “.
I went out [da milícia]Doctor, because I saw Bené execute two members of the militia itself. They killed them because they were, like, breaking into condos there in Jesuits. And they were using Danilo’s name [Danilo Dias Lima, o Tandera] and Ecko. So they decided to kill
Testimony of André Vitor de Souza Belt
Bené has already given the explanation, saying it was a man. Said Ecko had it figured out. Only Paulinho [apelido de uma das vítimas] he was still alive. And he screamed like this: ‘For my kids, I didn’t put my hand on that.’ Bené arrived with the AK-47 and shot him in the face. Then he told us to put the bodies in the car bin. Then we went to the clandestine cemetery, ”André said in recorded testimony.
“THE Bené shot him about five times. Blood splattered my face, “he added.
Bené spearheaded the “crime franchise”
Bené headed a kind of “franchise” for the Ecko tram in Itaguaí, one of the municipalities of Baixada Fluminense, according to information obtained from the Civil Police and MP-RJ.
Tandera, also cited by the witness found dead after testifying, is designated by the authorities as the second man in the group’s hierarchy and directly responsible for the creation of these franchises in the region.
According to sources linked to the Police, he was with the group located by the Civil Police on Wednesday (14), in an operation that killed five other alleged members of the criminal organization in a shooting in a region known as Km. 32, in Nova Iguaçu (RJ), also in Baixada Fluminense. But he managed to escape and is still on the run.
Supervised work group
Last night a A joint action between the PRF (Federal Highway Police) and the Rio Civil Police intercepted a convoy of alleged members of the Itaguaí militia.
The group’s movement had been monitored for two weeks by the intelligence service of a task force to curb interference by criminal organizations in this year’s elections.
According to the Police, the criminals opened fire when they perceived the approach of the agents, initiating a confrontation that had the participation of agents from the Nucleus (Coordination of Special Resources of the Civil Police).
According to sources heard by the Twitter, one of the officers was hit, but was not seriously injured because the shot hit the bulletproof vest.
In addition to Bené, Émerson Benedito da Silva, known as Macumba, was also murdered. He is designated by the authorities as one of Bené’s trusted men. The other ten dead suspects have not yet been identified.
After the confrontation, the police arrested at least eight rifles, pistols, ammunition, chargers, communication devices and the four stolen or cloned carriages that were part of the train. The agents also verified that the suspects were wearing military uniforms, boots and vests.
