Elias Maluco

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 in the vicinity of Complexo do Alemão and Penha, Brazil. He was accused of killing over sixty people. Elias Maluco was held responsible for the waves of violence that shook Rio de Janeiro in December 2006 and November 2010. He was arrested on September 19, 2002, after a three-month manhunt.

Elias Maluco

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 in the vicinity of Complexo do Alemão and Penha, Brazil. He was accused of killing over sixty people. Elias Maluco was held responsible for the waves of violence that shook Rio de Janeiro in December 2006 and November 2010. He was arrested on September 19, 2002, after a three-month manhunt.