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What was Matteo Messina Denaro's role in the Mafia after the arrests of Provenzano and Lo Piccolo?

  • Underboss

  • Consigliere

  • New leader

  • Soldier

Answer

After the arrests of Bernardo Provenzano in 2006 and Salvatore Lo Piccolo in 2007, Matteo Messina Denaro was considered one of the new leaders of the Sicilian Mafia. His rise to power was facilitated by the power vacuum left by these arrests.
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