Nuova Mala del Brenta
| Founded | 1970s |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Felice Maniero |
| Founding location | Campolongo Maggiore, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Territory | Northeast Italy, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna), Croatia, Slovenia |
| Ethnicity | People of Venetian and Italian descent |
| Membership (est.) | c. 500 Made members |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, gambling, kidnapping, extortion, pimping, murder, fraud, loan sharking, bribery, fencing, robbery, car theft and money laundering |
| Allies | Cosa Nostra Nuova Camorra Organizzata (defunct) |
| Rivals | Various gangs, mainly Romani, in Veneto |
The Nuova Mala del Brenta (NMB), also known as New Brenta Mafia or Venetian Mafia, is a criminal organization based in the Veneto region of Italy. The group is believed to have emerged in the late 1990s as a successor to the original Mala del Brenta, which was active in the area during the 1970s and 1980s.
The criminal organization's structure is akin to the Cosa Nostra and Camorra model, but more violent. It is considered by the Italian government and Prefecture of Venice as including all the characteristics of Article 416 bis-cp, the legislative definition of a mafia-type organisation with Mafia (Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta, Camorra, Sacra Corona Unita, Società foggiana) affiliations within Italy.