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São Paulo Prosecutor's Office Arrests MP-SP Employee Over PCC Data Breach in Three Cities

Nov 28, 2024, 07:00 PM

A major investigation by the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office (MP-SP) has uncovered a breach of confidential judicial data linked to the criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC). Authorities revealed that a password belonging to an MP-SP employee was misused by individuals associated with the PCC to access sensitive information in the Justice Tribunal of São Paulo (TJSP) system. The investigation, led by the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco), resulted in the arrest of a Ministry employee suspected of facilitating the data leak. Law enforcement has executed arrest warrants in three cities as part of the ongoing inquiry, which aims to determine how the password was obtained and used. The breach is believed to have been orchestrated to obstruct investigations into the PCC's criminal activities.