Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 21 Oct 2017, 06:07 am Print
![Brazil police arrest at least 108 in crackdown on paedophiles Brazil police arrest at least 108 in crackdown on paedophiles](https://justearthnews.com/old/india_pic/2017/brazilpedophilia-1508566017.jpg)
The operation is hailed as the biggest against child sex offenders in Latin America and ran across 24 states in the nation along with Brasilia, the capital.
The six-month long investigation engaged more than 1000 officers and yielded 150,000 files containing adult content.
Police said that most of these files were accessed through the dark web, which can only be reached by specific software.
Among the ones arrested were ex policemen, government workers and managers in youth soccer clubs.
"They store their illegal, criminal photos in a computer of someone in another part of the country or even abroad," said Justice Minister Torquato Jardim.
"And often the people storing the content are unaware," he added.
Earlier this week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the domestic intelligence and security service of the US, rescued at least 84 minors and nabbed at least 120 traffickers during the course of 'Operation Cross Country', an anti child-sex racket bust.
Banner Image: twitter.com/plotstation
Body Image: Wallpaper
- Bangladesh protesters vandalise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka before setting it on fire
- US Postal Service halts accepting incoming parcels from China, Hong Kong amid Trump tariffs
- Australia bans use of Chinese company DeepSeek's AI bot from government devices citing security risks
- Donald Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza, Hamas calls his plan 'ridiculous'
- Gun attack in Sweden's adult school: Death toll touches 11, PM describes it as 'worst mass shooting'