Rio Prosecutors Seek New Preventive Detention for Three Comando Vermelho Leaders

Overview

• The MPRJ, through its special jury unit GAEJURI, filed the request on Nov. 5 targeting Marcinho VP, My Thor, and Claudinho da Mineira.
• The filing alleges recurring maneuvers that have blocked a homicide jury trial for nearly 23 years, including last‑minute lawyer withdrawals and document dumping.
• Prosecutors argue new preventive detention is needed to protect public order should existing sentences lapse, given the defendants' continued influence on the faction.
• The 1st Criminal Court of the Capital, responsible for jury cases, will review the petition, and no decision has been issued yet.
• Marcinho VP is serving time in the federal penitentiary in Mossoró and could reach the 30‑year legal maximum in 2026; My Thor is held in Gericinó with a transfer to a federal unit granted, while Claudinho progressed to a new regime after prior recapture.