Testimonies to the courts point to crimes in hotels linked to the PCC in downtown São Paulo
Testimonies presented to the courts indicate that hotels in the Cracolândia area, in downtown São Paulo, were allegedly used by PCC members for different criminal activities. According to witnesses, these places were part of a structure controlled by the faction in the area.
According to the information released, former members of the group reported the existence of an “underworld” in these hotels. Among the crimes mentioned are deaths, concealment of victims, drug trafficking, prostitution, and actions known as the “crime tribunal,” when the faction itself punishes people without the involvement of the official justice system.
The witnesses state that the criminal organization maintained control over part of the city’s central region and used the hotels as a base for its operations. The accounts were described as serious and help show how the network of crimes at the site allegedly operated.
The case reinforces the attention of the authorities on the activity of organized crime in Cracolândia. The statements are being analyzed by the courts, which should take the testimonies into account in the progress of the investigations.