Government Allies Circulate Video Alleging Flávio Bolsonaro’s Links to Rio Crime Networks

Overview

• Ministers Gleisi Hoffmann and Guilherme Boulos, along with Congressman Rogério Correia, posted a video accusing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro of connections to organized crime in Rio de Janeiro.
• The video highlights Gutemberg Fonseca, Alessandro Pitombeira Carracena, and Thiego Raimundo dos Santos Silva (TH Joias) as figures cited in police probes tied to the Comando Vermelho.
• Federal Police actions include a new arrest warrant this week for Pitombeira under Operation Anomalia, after earlier detentions that also involved TH Joias.
• Reports cite PF intercepts from Operation Zargun indicating alleged contacts between Gutemberg and members of the Comando Vermelho, which the secretary denies.
• The post follows a Genial/Quaest survey showing Lula and Flávio in a second-round tie, as the PT also pursues a TSE complaint over the PL’s ‘A Grande Quadrilha’ video; Flávio has rejected some of the links raised, including claims he indicated Pitombeira.