• Year-long ‘Operation Darknet’ uncovered large haul of child pornography
• Led to arrests of 55 people, with police issuing further 100 arrest warrants
• Investigation was launched simultaneously in 18 Brazilian states last year
• During opertaion, six children were rescued from their suspected rapists

Brazilian police have uncovered a huge ring operating on the ‘dark internet’ – a seething matrix of encrypted websites allowing users to browse with complete anonymity.

The year-long ‘Operation Darknet’ uncovered a large haul of child pornography that had been made in Brazil and was being distributed in four other countries.

The operation has so far led to the arrests of 55 people, with police issuing a further 100 arrest and search warrants and suspects found in Portugal, Italy, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.

Operation Darknet was launched simultaneously in 18 Brazilian states and the federal district of Brasilia last year.

During the year-long investigation, six children were rescued from suspected…