[2] The faction continues to operate against the Comando Vermelho in regions outside Rio de Janeiro, including the Brazilian states of Amazonas,[5] Ceará,[6] and Bahia,[7] and in Vitória, Espírito Santo.

[8] Thiago da Silva Folly, who is known as "TH", is in charge of drug trafficking in the Maré neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.

[12] There are 2 leaders who are currently serving prison sentences Marcelo Santos das Dores, who is known as "Menor P",[13] and Rafael Alves, who is known as "Peixe" who is in charge of drug trafficking in Vila Aliança.

[14] Terceiro Comando Puro has adopted, at least nominally, the same Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity that has been growing among residents of the Brazilian favelas, including the idea that the existence of the State of Israel will help bring about the Second Coming of Jesus.

Terceiro Comando Puro gave the name of "Complexo de Israel" (Israel Complex) to the group of five favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro that it controls, and drug packages marked with the Star of David have been confiscated from the gang by Brazilian police.