- Anísio Abraão David
Anísio Abraão David, better known as Anísio, is an illegal lottery operator (bicheiro) and the honorary president of the
samba school Beija-Flor inNilópolis . He has been the president of theIndependent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (LIESA) from 1985-1987.Bicheiro
Anísio controlled the game in
Nilópolis and theBaixada Fluminense .pt icon [http://www.passeiweb.com/saiba_mais/voce_sabia/narcotrafico_rj Violência e narcotráfico no Rio de Janeiro] , by Ricardo Veléz Rodrigues] He was found guilty by judgeDenise Frossard in 1993 of involvement in theJogo do Bicho , along with 13 other bicho bankers such asCastor de Andrade andCapitão Guimarães . They were found responsible for at least 53 deaths. They were sentenced to six years each, the maximum sentence for racketeering.pt icon [http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/mat/2007/04/13/295347828.asp Contraventores já foram condenados há 14 anos] , O Globo online, April 13, 2007] But in December 1996 they were all back on the streets, granted parole or clemency.Anísio and other bicheiros
Antonio Petrus Kalil , or Turcão, andCapitão Guimarães were among 24 people arrested onApril 12 ,2007 , for alleged involvement with illegal numbers games,bingo dn parlors and the distribution ofslot machines . Raids by the Federal Police have uncovered big payoffs to judges, police officers, prosecutors and lawyers from the bosses who run the game. Mounds of documents have been seized and US$6 million in cash has been confiscated. [http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2007/04/13/brazil_police_crack_down_on_gambling/ Brazil police crack down on gambling] , Associated Press, April 13, 2007] [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/world/americas/07brazil.html Brazilian Numbers Game Ties Officials to Mobsters] , The New York Times, June 7, 2007]Fixing the 2007 Carnival
One of the charges was that bicheiros fixed the results of Rio de Janeiro's 2007 carnival parade. Press reports suggest that Anísio, the president of Beija-Flor that won the competition, used bribes and a hitman to buy and intimidate members of the carnival jury. According to extracts from a federal police report "some individuals who worked as carnival jurors and refused to accept benefits from Anisio were threatened or had their relatives threatened with death if the Beija-Flor school did not win the 2007 carnival". [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2100613,00.html Top criminals fixed Rio carnival result, say police] , The Guardian, June 12, 2007]
His family has significant political power in
Nilópolis . His brotherFarid Abrão David is the mayor of the city. One of his nephews,Ricardo Abraão , was a Federal deputy and his cousinSimão Sessim currently is one.Fact|date=February 2008References
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