SAO PAULO -- Top Brazilian law enforcement officials and lawmakers gathered behind closed doors last week in the National Congress to devise a secret plan: They would weaken Brazil's most powerful prison gang by transferring many of its leaders to a remote, high-security prison. -
Brazilian City Wakes to Prison Gang's Power
SAO PAULO -- Top Brazilian law enforcement officials and lawmakers gathered behind closed doors last week in the National Congress to devise a secret plan: They would weaken Brazil's most powerful prison gang by transferring many of its leaders to a remote, high-security prison.-
By Monte Reel