Brasília’s maximum security federal penitentiary, inside the Papuda Penitentiary Complex.| Photo: Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil.

The Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, informed that the detainee Marco Willians Herbas Camacho, known as Marcola, was transferred this Wednesday (25th) from the federal penitentiary in Porto Velho to the federal penitentiary in Brasília. Marcola is appointed as one of the main leaders of the criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).

The transfer operation was coordinated by the Secretariat for Penal Policies of the Ministry of Justice and carried out during the afternoon, under tight security. The reason for the change of prison, according to the minister, would be the existence of an alleged escape plan for Marcola from the unit.

“The transfer was made from one federal prison to another, precisely with a view to preventing an alleged escape or rescue plan for that prisoner. Therefore, this operation was necessary to guarantee the safety of society”, said the minister in an interview with the Company’s vehicles. Brasil de Comunicação (EBC).

Marcola had been transferred to Rondônia in March last year. He had just left the federal penitentiary in Brasilia. At the time, the removal was a request from the then governor of the DF Ibaneis Rocha (MDB). The PCC leader had already passed through the Porto Velho federal penitentiary in 2019. Marcola accumulates convictions that add up to more than 300 years. With information from Agência Brasil.