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PCC

British  

abbreviation

  1. Press Complaints Commission

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The PCC is a household name in villages like Urucurituba, 1,600 miles north of São Paulo’s squalid jails, where the vast milky Madeira River cuts through the rainforest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The state has been unable to bring PCC inmates under control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“It became the government of the illegal world,” said Manso, the author who has written extensively on the PCC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In a statement, the PCC Simon Foster said he would be giving the report "careful consideration" but that he continued to hold the force to account.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

He hoped that someday he’d have a chance to tell this PCC what he thought of their decision.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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