Elias Maluco
Elias Maluco | |
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Elias Maluco being introduced by the police after his arrest in 2002 | |
| Born | Elias Pereira da Silva 23 May 1966 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 22 September 2020 (aged 54) Catanduvas Federal Penitentiary, Catanduvas, Paraná, Brazil |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Occupation | Drug trafficker |
| Known for | Murder of Tim Lopes |
Elias Pereira da Silva (23 May 1966 – 22 September 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 near 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 between December 2006 and November 2010. He was arrested on 19 September 2002, after a three-month manhunt.