The Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) and the Civil Police are currently serving (16) four arrest warrants and 30 search and seizure warrants against groups of people who declare themselves Nazis. Operation Bergon's warrants are being served in seven states.
In addition to Rio de Janeiro, police officers operate in São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Norte.
According to the MPRJ, these people are suspected of practicing, disclosing and instigating the performance of acts of discrimination and prejudice in relation to race, color, ethnicity and national origin, in addition to the crime of corruption of minors.
Some of the suspects are teenagers. The group is being investigated for publishing racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic or Nazi photographs, images and texts on social networks and messaging apps. There is also the incitement to practice violence against these segments.
According to the MPRJ, the operation's name refers to the French nun Denise Bergon, who defied the Nazis by sheltering and saving the lives of dozens of Jewish children during World War II.
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