Renato Borges Maciel

Renato Borges Maciel is a former sergeant of the Brazilian Army who gained notoriety in 2018 when he was arrested while transporting 18 clandestinely manufactured firearms known as 'fantasmas' from Foz do Iguaçu to Rio de Janeiro. His arrest marked one of the first significant seizures of such illegal weapons in Brazil, highlighting the growing issue of untraceable firearms in the criminal underworld.