Less than a month from Historic operation against Vermelho’s leadership in Rio de JaneiroMembers of the Rio Civil Police carried out another operation in the northern part of the city What remained were three dead and a 12-year-old boy who had been shot.
The police obtained intelligence information indicating that “A Movement of heavily armed drug traffickers“In the Mari complex – near and between the two Alemaw complexes – which was preparing.”To conquer a rival society“, published the civil police in X.
According to the security forces, “Preventing urban guerrilla warfareThree people who were working as bodyguards for the leader of a criminal faction were killed in the operation, while another man was arrested. Two rifles and two pistols were also seized.
In the middle of shooting, A 12-year-old child was injured while he was in the school yard Municipality of Helio Smit – located near the Civil Police Headquarters – in Complejo da Mare.
According to Rio de Janeiro’s Health Minister, Daniel Soranz, the student was shot in the left leg and was taken to Getúlio Vargas Hospital to receive medical care. The projectile was removed and the child was out of danger.
As the operation caused Temporary closure of area streets. In addition, service outages were recorded in four health centers, and several schools decided to suspend their activities.
The police did not specify who the criminals belonged to, however CNN Brazil He pointed to a territorial dispute between… Comando Vermelho and Tercero Comando Boro factionsto control the region.
two weeks ago, Six men were killed during a shooting in a banquet hall It is located in the Honorio Gurgul neighborhood, near Madureira Park, also located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro, near the compounds where the police launched a brutal operation on October 28.
According to reports, the alleged members of the Red Command were celebrating when members of the Tercero Comando Boro invaded the place and an intense exchange of gunfire took place.
Military police agents went to the scene after receiving reports of gunfire and found lifeless bodies lying there, so they isolated the area to conduct specialized investigations.
According to statements by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro State, security forces seized, From January to October this year, a record 789 rifles were registered. In the month of October alone, 196 military weapons were seized, an average of six weapons per day. On the other hand, the total number of weapons seized during the same period reached 5,224 weapons.
In addition, 21,408 drug seizures were recorded, an increase of 5.4% from 2024.