🇧🇷🇧🇷 — Orders from the criminal faction Comando Vermelho (CV) to spread chaos in Rio de Janeiro came from the faction’s top leadership, which is currently cornered inside the Complexo da Penha, a cluster of favelas in the northern zone of the capital.

🇧🇷🇧🇷 — ⚠️ At least 60 people were killed, including four police officers, and 81 were arrested in a massive operation — another stage of Operation Containment against the Comando Vermelho (CV) — in the Alemão and Penha complexes, in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, with actions still underway

➡️ At least 2,800 security officers from Rio de Janeiro forces were deployed to execute 100 arrest warrants. According to data from the Guanabara Palace, this is the deadliest operation in the state’s history. Due to the police action, criminals retaliated by erecting barricades and carrying out several reprisal attacks throughout the city.

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro’s Public Security Secretary, Victor Santos, stated in a press conference that the operation had been planned for some time but did not receive support from the federal government.

“All of this logistics were organized by the state itself. We’re talking about roughly 9 million square meters of disorder in Rio de Janeiro,” he said. Santos emphasized that around 280,000 people live in the areas affected by the operation. “That’s the reality. We deeply regret the injuries, but this is a necessary, well-planned, intelligence-based operation — and it will continue,” the secretary affirmed.

🇧🇷🇧🇷 — Graphic content warning: The clash between police officers and the criminal group Comando Vermelho (CV) is now the deadliest in the history of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, with more than 60 deaths during the massive operation.

🇧🇷🇧🇷 — Train and subway services in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) are on high alert and experiencing delays during a massive police operation against the criminal faction Comando Vermelho (CV). Shootouts have been reported near several stations around Maracanã and Manguinhos.