<Li> They use a forced education of their adherents . </Li> <Li> There is a hopelessness of the situation that creates a special religion . </Li> <P> The Primeiro Comando da Capital (or the PCC) is a Brazilian prison gang based in São Paulo . The gang rose in 1993 at a soccer game at Taubate Penitentiary to fight for prisoners' rights in the aftermath of the 1992 Carandiru Massacre, when São Paulo state military police killed more than 100 inmates . </P> <P> The gang orchestrated rebellions in 29 São Paulo state prisons simultaneously in 2001, and since then it has caught the attention of the public for ensuing waves of violence . The Brazilian police and media estimate that at least 6,000 members pay monthly dues and are thus a base part of the organization . According to São Paulo Department of Investigation of Organized Crime, more than 140,000 prisoners are under their control in São Paulo . </P>

This is one of the oldest prison gangs