A survey carried out by the Crossfire Institute pointed out that in 2024, four children died and 21 were injured, in addition to 34 teenagers shot, with 16 dead and 18 injured. The state recorded a small reduction in the numbers, compared to last year. In 2023, 66 children and adolescents were shot, 31 of whom died. A year later, this number was reduced by 16%, to 55 children and adolescents shot, with 19 dead.
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16/12/2024 – The eviction of the INSS building on Avenida Venezuela, downtown Rio, was carried out on Monday (16/12). The building, known as Zumbi dos Palmares, has housed about 150 families for more than 40 years. The removal comes after a court decision that highlighted the need to empty the site due to structural problems that put the safety of residents at risk. According to the City of Rio, all families in the occupation chose to receive the Temporary Housing Aid.
16/12/2024 – A 50-year-old man was shot dead on Monday (16/12), on Carobinha Street, in the Carobinha Community, in Cambo Grande, West Zone. He was inside the car when he was hit by the shots. This is the third victim, in the last two months, executed in the region. According to witnesses, the place is going through a territorial dispute between rival criminals.
16/12/2024 – A confrontation between military police and criminals ended with two suspects dead on Monday afternoon (16/12), in Favela da Primavera, in Cavalcanti, North Zone. During a patrol in a forest area in the region, agents of the 9th BPM (Rocha Miranda) were attacked. At the scene, a revolver, a grenade, and a stolen vehicle were seized.
17/12/2024 – About 400 military police officers from 11 battalions began an operation in Rocinha, in São Conrado, South Zone, in the early hours of Tuesday (17/12). The agents serve 34 warrants against traffickers from the Red Command who came from other states, mainly Ceará and Goiás, to seek refuge in the community. One suspect died, two were shot, and a drug dealer was arrested. Drugs and weapons were seized.
17/12/2024 – The Belford Roxo branch of Supervia has its circulation impacted Tuesday morning (17/12), due to another case of power cables theft. This time, 10 armed men were caught in the vicinity of the Pavuna station, North Zone, and took about 600 meters of wiring, informed the concessionaire.
19/12/2024 – Two suspects jumped from the Prosecutor José Alves de Morais Viaduct, in Vila Isabel, in the North Zone, to try to escape from a police siege, in the early hours of Thursday (19/12). According to information from police, four suspects, including a 15-year-old teenager, were in a stolen car and were robbing in the Méier region. The military police intervened and started a chase. The bandits had an accident and disembarked and started a shootout with the agents. The two who jumped from the overpass had serious injuries and were rescued. The other two were arrested. Two fake weapons were seized.
19/12/2024 – In an operation in Morro dos Macacos, in Vila Isabel, North Zone, on Thursday (19/12), the Military Police seized four rifles, five grenades, a pistol, 30 magazines, ammunition, and camouflage uniforms. During the action, four men were arrested. They are suspected of being part of the criminal faction Third Pure Command (TCP), which disputes control of community territories with the Red Command (CV).
19/12/2024 – A child was shot while playing on a soccer field on Thursday afternoon (19/12), in Morro São João, Engenho Novo, North Zone. A suspect was also hit. According to witness reports, military police would have entered the community already shooting. The corporation reported that teams from the Pacification Police Coordination (CPP) were patrolling when they were attacked by an armed group, starting a confrontation.
19/12/2024 – Agents of the Federal Highway Police (PRF) arrested, on the afternoon of Thursday (19/12), a man who was driving a stolen car on the Presidente Dutra Highway, near Jardim América, North Zone. After being approached, the driver said that the car was rented from an acquaintance and claimed to pay R$ 300 per week to use it. He did not have a license and worked with a fake account on an app. Then, the police discovered that the license plate was cloned and that the car had been stolen on 13 September, in São Gonçalo.
19/12/2024 – The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) and the Federal Police served, on Thursday (19/12), an arrest warrant and three search and seizure warrants during an operation in Guaratiba, West Zone. According to the investigations, the accused took, through cyber fraud, about R$ 14.7 million from a company based in New York, which also operates in the Brazilian market.
20/12/2024 – Hundreds of motorcyclists left Complexo do Alemão, North Zone, in the early hours of Friday (20/12) for the last rolezinho (a meeting of motorcyclists) of the year. The event, which was scheduled via social media, angered residents of several neighborhoods in the region due to the intense noise made by the vehicles. The group was spotted circulating on streets in the South Zone and Barra da Tijuca, West Zone. According to the Military Police, the agents approached more than 150 motorcycles in different parts of the city.
