how brazil’s most feared gang took over paraguay’s underworld

Paraguay’s underworld was once ruled by powerful local kingpins, but everything changed in 2016 when a ruthless Brazilian gang set its sights on the country’s lucrative drug trade.

In this episode, I break down how the assassination of Jorge Rafaat Toumani and the surrender of crime boss Fahd Jamil Georges paved the way for the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) to seize control.

From Paraguay’s history of smuggling to the gang wars shaping its future, we uncover the brutal reality of how one of Brazil’s most feared criminal organizations expanded beyond prison walls to dominate the region’s black market.