A news media outlet called #VEJA, known for its leftwing position, posting #fakenews and #misinformation more often than not, posted an article saying that the biggest criminal faction in #Rio, #ComandoVermelho, has been sheltering mercenaries with military experience from #Africa and #EastEurope to help train CV members in #Brazil.
The article says CV has over 5,000 rifles, 30,000 members, currently controls most of the drug business, and has dangerously grown in the neighboring states of #Acre (which borders #Bolivia and #Peru) and #Amazonas (#Colombia, #Peru, and #Venezuela).
One controversial thing about this article is the fact that it was based on information provided in a #WhatsApp group, and this group exposed personal information from an American, claiming that he's been involved in training CV members. He posted a video saying he's not doing that, that he's married to a Brazilian, also that he filed a report at the police, and finally he made an appeal to #Bolsonaro by offering military and #lawenforcement personnel training for free.