The Prime Minister’s Department of Internal Affairs has arrested five police officers suspected of crimes during a massive operation that left 122 people dead.

On Tuesday morning, the Military Police Internal Affairs arrested five agents of the Shock Battalion suspected of committing crimes during the massive operation carried out in the Banha and Alemaw complexes. The incident, which occurred on October 28, ended with the deaths of 122 people, including five police officers. The inside attack comes exactly one month after the deadliest security operation ever recorded in Rio.

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In addition to the arrest warrants, judges execute ten other search and seizure warrants. Chowk police officers are the targets of the investigation conducted by the 1st Military Judicial Police Station (DPJM).

Bodies recovered from the forest after the massive operation in the Alemao and Benha communities – Photo: Fabiano Rocha/Agência O Globo/10-29-2025
Bodies recovered from the forest after the massive operation in the Alemao and Benha communities – Photo: Fabiano Rocha/Agência O Globo/10-29-2025

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One of the suspicions raised by the Internal Affairs Service, based on analysis of images from mobile operational cameras, was the theft of a rifle during the operation – a weapon that, according to the investigation, would be resold to criminals. The photographs served as a basis for indicating evidence of military crimes committed during service. Internal Affairs executed 5 arrest warrants and 10 search and seizure warrants.

In a statement, the press office of the State Secretariat of the Military Police informed that Friday’s operation is the result of these analyzes and stressed that the company “does not condone potential misconduct or crimes committed by its members, and strictly punishes those involved when the facts are established.”

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The massive operation on October 28 mobilized civilian and military police and raised questions from human rights and population bodies due to the high death toll. Now internal investigations are seeking to clarify any abuses and illegal acts committed by the agents who participated in the work.

The huge operation in Benha and Alemao: