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Bamor fan group leaders arrested in Bahia torture investigation
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Bahia (MP-BA) has launched an operation in Salvador targeting the leadership of Bamor, the primary organized supporter group for Esporte Clube Bahia. The investigation follows reports of torture occurring within the group's headquarters in July.
Ten individuals have been arrested, including the group's president, Matheus Castro, and vice-president, Luciano Venâncio. Authorities also identified a military police soldier among those investigated. The operation involved 10 arrest warrants and 15 search and seizure warrants.
According to investigators, at least two victims were subjected to hours of physical and psychological violence, including beatings, suffocation, and simulated drowning, using objects such as baseball bats, hammers, and knives. The victims were allegedly pressured to confess to supposed financial irregularities. The investigation is also examining charges of robbery, extortion, threat, and criminal association.
Entities
Bahia · Bamor · Bonde do Maluco · Brazil · Comando Vermelho · Esporte Clube Bahia · Interpol · Ivan Moura · Luciano Venâncio · Láercio Isidoro do Nascimento Júnior · Matheus Castro · Ministério Público da Bahia
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 6 SOURCES] Police launched Operação Mercador to dismantle a criminal group using fraudulent documents to obtain CAC firearm registrations. jornaldoradialista.com.br
- [● 8 SOURCES] The operation was led by the Public Ministry of Bahia (MP-BA) through the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco). bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · jornaldoradialista.com.br
- [● 3 SOURCES] The organization engaged in money laundering with atypical financial movements exceeding R$ 100 million.
- [DISPUTED] Four individuals have been arrested so far in the Mercador operation. www.para.jor.br
- [● 5 SOURCES] The group diverted weapons, including rifles, carbines, and pistols, to criminal factions such as Comando Vermelho and Bonde do Maluco. jornaldoradialista.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] A criminal faction invested R$ 1 million to assassinate two police delegates in Piauí. somosnoticia.com.br · gilbertoleda.com.br
- [DISPUTED] Ten members of the Bamor leadership were arrested in an operation investigating torture. bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · www.jacobinanoticia.com.br
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Public Ministry of Bahia (MP-BA) ordered the closure of the Bamor organized supporter group's headquarters. bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br
- [● 5 SOURCES] Ten members of the Bamor leadership were arrested in Salvador. bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · www.jacobinanoticia.com.br
- [● 5 SOURCES] The investigation targets torture, robbery, extortion, threats, and criminal association occurring at the Bamor headquarters. bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · www.jacobinanoticia.com.br
- [● 5 SOURCES] One of the targets of the operation is a military police officer. bahiaextremosul.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · bahiaco.net.br · www.jacobinanoticia.com.br
- [● 5 SOURCES] Victims were allegedly subjected to physical and psychological torture using baseball bats, hammers, and knives. bahiaco.net.br · bahiaextremosul.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · bsbtimes.com.br · www.jacobinanoticia.com.br