In Rio de Janeiro, the Pure Third Command gang has merged elements of Pentecostal Christianity with drug trafficking, believing they are ‘soldiers of crime’ serving a divine mission. This gang, notorious for violence and control over the Israel Complex favelas, utilizes religious symbols in their operations, overshadowing other faiths, particularly Afro-Brazilian traditions. Pastor Diego Nascimento, a former gang member turned minister, critiques the contradictions of criminality and faith, emphasizing the rising evangelical movement in Brazil that may soon surpass Catholicism.