Brazilian authorities are investigating two suspected cryptocurrency mining operations powered by stolen electricity, including a 1,400-rig case in São Paulo and a smaller Rio de Janeiro site allegedly linked to Comando Vermelho. New reporting adds that Venezuelan authorities seized 4,000 Bitcoin mining machines in a raid in Maracay, highlighting broader regional enforcement against illegal mining amid tensions between energy demands and digital asset regulation. Across the cases, authorities are focusing on unauthorized power use and the strain that illicit mining can place on electricity infrastructure.