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Brazilian police arrest 14 members of the Chinese mafia in São Paulo

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On the morning of March 8, the Civil Police executed an operation against a Chinese mafia, which resulted in the arrest of 14 people in the cities of São Paulo and Guarujá. The investigations against this group, were started after an occurrence of three homicides of Chinese people, in the city of São Paulo. According to Elisabete Sato, a delegate responsible, "During the investigations, were discovered the practice of other crimes, such as cases of extortion, kidnapping, trafficking in women, exploitation, games, in short, a range of activities that give reasons to arrest". According to the State Department of Public Security (SSP), detainees and victims belong to the Chinese province of Fujian. When they arrived in Brazil, they went to the electronics trade and another to the two factions operating in the central part of the city, extorting money from their compatriots to offer protection and practice other crimes. "When people refused to pay, they were beate

Uber driver is thrown into cliff after assault

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A Uber driver lived moments of terror in Belo Horizonte, in the interior of Brazil. The man was thrown into an area of ​​about 20 meters high, in the Belvedere neighborhood, after being robbed. Tiago Souza da Silva, 29, had been missing for nearly a week after to do a run around the neighborhood. There is no information yet about the robber. The investigations began in the night when Tiago disappeared and his car was found in the morning in Mariana, in the central region of Minas Gerais. The police are still investigating to get to the criminal. The victim was on a background of a cliff, with 20 meters high, beside the Jose Maria Alkmin Avenue, in Belvedere neighborhood. The Fire Department was called and rappelling techniques was used to get to Tiago, in a location that was difficult to access. The victim was placed on a stretcher and suspended by a rope to reach a high point, near the site. The driver was injured and was taken by the Mobile Emergency Service to the João XX