The number of green areas pillaged by organized crime to implement clandestine subdivisions in the city of São Paulo increased from 90 to 160 in less than a year.

About 7.2 million square meters were devastated, equivalent to 4.5 times the Ibirapuera park, in the south of the capital.

Number of areas rose from 90 to 160 and total is equivalent to 4.5 Ibirapuera parks (Foto: Danilo Verpa/Folhapress, COTIDIANO) - Danilo Verpa

The information is part of a survey carried out by councilman Gilberto Natalini (PV), former municipal secretary of the Green and Environment of São Paulo.

According to the report, the crimes security agents, city officials, and even parliamentarians support the crimes.

A report published in January by Folha revealed that public and private properties in the capital and Greater São Paulo were being exploited by criminals linked to the PCC, a tactic similar to that adopted by militias in Rio de Janeiro.

The document failed to provoke the opening of a parliamentary commission to investigate possible omissions by municipal bodies. Still, it attracted, according to Natalini, dozens of people willing to denounce this devastation underway on the fringes of the capital and its connection with organized crime.

The outbreaks of attacks were confirmed by the councilman and his team with the aid of videos, photos, filming by drones, satellite images, and face-to-face visits.

Translated by Kiratiana Freelon

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