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Elias Maluco
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Elias Pereira da Silva (May 23, 1966 - September 22, 2020), also known as Elias Maluco (in English: Crazy Elias), was one of Rio de Janeiro's most powerful drug traffickers. Maluco, a member of the criminal faction Comando Vermelho, commanded drug trafficking in thirty slums near Complexo do Alemão and Penha, Brazil. He was accused of killing over sixty people.[1]
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Born | Elias Pereira da Silva (1966-05-23)May 23, 1966 |
Died | September 22, 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 54) Catanduvas, Paraná, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Occupation | Drug trafficker |
Known for | Murder of Tim Lopes |
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Elias Maluco was held responsible for the waves of violence that shook Rio de Janeiro between December 2006 and November 2010.[2][3] He was arrested on September 19, 2002, after a three-month manhunt.[1]