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The Guardians of the State (Brazilian Portuguese: Guardiões do Estado), or the acronym GDE, is a Brazilian criminal faction. It operates in the state of
Ceará.
It is the 4th largest faction in Brazil and is made up mostly of poorly prepared teenagers,[4] pre-teens and young adults.[5]One of the main reasons would be the lack of monthly fees.[clarification needed][6]
Faction power is decentralized, so there is no overall faction leader. Currently, it is known for burning buses, massacres and homicides in the state,[9] the most notable being the
Cajazeiras massacre [
pt].[10][11]
^Paiva, Thiago (June 19, 2021).
"GDE na espreita para retomar territórios perdidos" [GDE on the lookout to retake lost territories]. Bemdito (in Brazilian Portuguese).
Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^Dalapola, Kaique (July 9, 2018).
"PCC não entrou em guerra contra aliada no CE por ser menor, diz MP" [PCC did not go to war against its ally in the EC because it was smaller, says MP]. Noticias R7 (noticias.r7.com) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão Record SA. R7.
Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^"Saiba quais são as principais facções criminosas do Brasil" [Find out which are the main criminal factions in Brazil]. iG Último Segundo (ultimosegundo.ig.com.br) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Internet Group do Brasil Ltda. iG Último Segundo [iG Last Second]. October 7, 2021.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^Redação [Editorial] (April 22, 2017).
"GDE: a facção que arregimenta adolescentes e adultos jovens" [GDE: the faction that recruits teenagers and young adults]. Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste.
Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^Túlio, Demitri; Ribeiro, Cláudio (April 21, 2017).
"Inimigos ainda desconhecidos" [Enemies still unknown]. O Povo + (mais.opovo.com.br) (in Brazilian Portuguese). OP+.
Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^Bedinelli, Talita (March 26, 2018).
"Fortaleza sitiada" [Fortress under siege]. El País Brasil (brasil.elpais.com) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ediciones El Pais, SLU.
Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^"GDE é facção nova e tem 'crueldade como marca', diz sociólogo" [GDE is a new faction and has 'cruelty as its hallmark', says sociologist]. Noticias R7 (noticias.r7.com) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão Record SA. GÊNCIA ESTADO [State Agency]. January 27, 2018.
Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2022. GDE has Ceará as its main focus of activity
^Sisnando, Jéssika (May 30, 2017).
"Ação de facções extrapola presídios e afeta comunidades" [Action by factions goes beyond prisons and affects communities]. O POVO+ (www.opovo.com.br) (in Brazilian Portuguese). OP+.
Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2022.