Editing 'Ndrangheta (section)

===Brazil===
{{See also|Primeiro Comando da Capital}}
The 'Ndrangheta has operated in [[Brazil]] since the 1970s, but an alliance between various 'ndrine clans and the [[Primeiro Comando da Capital]] since the mid-2010s has increased the mafia's presence in the country. A reliable stream of cocaine from Brazil is crucial to the 'Ndrangheta's grip on the European cocaine market, and the alliance has enabled a massive overseas expansion for the PCC through access to different markets across Africa, Europe and Asia.<ref name=gitoc>{{cite web|url=https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Gabriel-Feltran-Isabela-Vianna-Pinho-and-Lucia-Bird-Atlantic-connections-The-PCC-and-the-Brazil%E2%80%93West-Africa-cocaine-trade-GI-TOC-August-2022.pdf|title=Atlantic Connections: The PCC and the Brazil-West Africa cocaine trade|author=Gabriel Feltran, Isabela Vianna Pinho and Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo|publisher=[[Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime]]|date=August 2023|access-date=30 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010075143/https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Gabriel-Feltran-Isabela-Vianna-Pinho-and-Lucia-Bird-Atlantic-connections-The-PCC-and-the-Brazil%E2%80%93West-Africa-cocaine-trade-GI-TOC-August-2022.pdf|archive-date=10 October 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
A share of cocaine exported by the PCC and the 'Ndrangheta moves through [[West Africa]], and international and regional law enforcement investigations have implicated 'Ndrangheta elements in cocaine trafficking in several countries across the region, including [[Senegal]], [[Niger]], [[Ghana]] and [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. 'Ndrine clans operate in West Africa through the stable presence of individuals in certain countries, as well as through trusted brokers established through visits by 'Ndrangheta clan family members.<ref name="gitoc"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/nacional/mafia-italiana-atua-com-traficantes-1.1022636|title=Máfia italiana atua com traficantes – Nacional – Diário do Nordeste|website=Diário do Nordeste|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130015253/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/nacional/mafia-italiana-atua-com-traficantes-1.1022636|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2021, a joint operation by the Federal Police of Brazil, Interpol and Italian police arrested Italian mobster Vincenzo Pasquino, in a flat in João Pessoa, along with Rocco Morabito, one of the most wanted Italian drug traffickers at the time. Pasquino held a leadership position in the Calabrian mafia, the 'Ndrangheta.<ref name="G1 25 July 2024">{{cite web |title=Mafioso italiano que foi preso no Brasil decide contar às autoridades de seu país segredos do PCC |url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2024/07/25/mafioso-italiano-que-foi-preso-no-brasil-decide-contar-as-autoridades-de-seu-pais-segredos-do-pcc.ghtml |publisher=G1 |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=pt |date=25 July 2024}}</ref>

Several important 'Ndrangheta bosses have been arrested in Brazil, such as Domenico Pelle, Nicola Assisi and [[Rocco Morabito (mobster, born 1966)|Rocco Morabito]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-41196027 |title=BBC Brasil: 'Narcosur': as conexões da máfia italiana com o PCC e os cartéis latino-americanos |publisher=BBC News Brasil |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619085317/https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/internacional-41196027 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Assisi and Morabito (according to investigations by the [[Brazilian Federal Police]]) resided in Brazil, where they pretended to be legitimate businessmen and lived in luxury properties, while negotiating with important members of the PCC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/reportagens-especiais/os-negocios-do-pcc-com-a-mafia-italiana/#cover |title=UOL: O PCC e a máfia italiana |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412133849/https://noticias.uol.com.br/reportagens-especiais/os-negocios-do-pcc-com-a-mafia-italiana/#cover |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/colunas/josmar-jozino/2021/05/26/rocco-morabito.htm |title=UOL/Josimar Jozino: Mafioso italiano preso no Brasil dava caixinha de R$100 em flat na Paraíba |access-date=19 June 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808164758/https://noticias.uol.com.br/colunas/josmar-jozino/2021/05/26/rocco-morabito.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, a [[Federal Police (Brazil)|Federal Police]] investigation on the PCC's usage of the [[Port of Rio de Janeiro]] for part of its cocaine exports to Europe revealed a criminal network that included Chendal Wilfrido Rosa, a member of the [[No Limit Soldiers (organized crime group)|No Limit Soldiers]] who was acting as a representative for 'Ndrangheta in Brazil.<ref name=portorio>{{cite web|url=https://www.metropoles.com/sao-paulo/como-o-pcc-montou-uma-rede-para-despachar-droga-pelo-porto-do-inimigo|title=Como o PCC montou uma rede para despachar droga pelo porto do inimigo|author=Alfredo Henrique|language=pt|publisher=[[Metrópoles]]|date=23 March 2024|access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref>

In June 2023, the São Paulo Civil Police arrested Garip Uç, a Turkish [[chemist]] associated with [[Hezbollah]] during an operation in [[Praia Grande]]. Investigations later pointed to Moroccan [[hashish]] being imported to Brazil by a criminal network that involved the PCC, 'Ndrangheta, the Balkan Mafia and Hezbollah, by way of Barakat clan entrepreneurs who operated in the [[Triple Frontier]] region.<ref name="quimico">{{cite web|url=https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/marcelo-godoy/as-novas-ligacoes-do-pcc-e-da-ndrangheta-com-o-hezbollah-no-trafico-internacional-de-drogas/|publisher=[[O Estado de S. Paulo]]|title=As novas ligações do PCC e da máfia 'Ndrangheta com o Hezbollah no tráfico internacional de drogas|language=pt|author=Marcelo Godoy|date=4 December 2023|access-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204140423/https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/marcelo-godoy/as-novas-ligacoes-do-pcc-e-da-ndrangheta-com-o-hezbollah-no-trafico-internacional-de-drogas/|archive-date=4 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2024, [[Vincenzo Pasquino]] who was arrested in Brazil decided to tell the authorities in his country about the criminal factions PCC and CV's secrets. He signed a kind of plea bargain with the Italian justice system.<ref name="G1 25 July 2024"/>