26/06/2025 – On Thursday (26), authorities in Rio de Janeiro began demolishing three buildings in Rocinha used by Comando Vermelho traffickers as hideouts. During the operation, they discovered a false wall leading to a tunnel that enabled the escape of around 400 armed criminals during a police raid on May 31. The buildings, worth R$6 million, were illegally constructed in a protected area and included luxury features. The traffickers, some from Ceará, used the tunnel to flee into nearby forested areas, possibly reaching wealthy neighborhoods. The case is linked to an ongoing interstate investigation into organized crime and drug trafficking.
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27/06/2025 – David da Silva Bento Rocha, 32, an aide to city councillor Fábio Silva (Podemos), was shot and killed on Friday morning (June 27) in Guadalupe, North Zone. Military Police from the 41st BPM found the victim dead at the scene, which was secured for forensic analysis. The Capital Homicide Division has launched an investigation, but no suspects or motives have been identified so far.
27/06/2025 – A retired military police officer was shot on Friday (27) after resisting an attempted robbery in Madureira, North Zone. Despite being wounded, he managed to drive himself to the 3rd Military Police Battalion, where he received assistance. The officer, identified as Marcos André da Luz Bastos, was off duty at the time. He was taken to Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital and is in stable condition. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Rua Maria José and Rua Capitão Couto Menezes. The case is under investigation by the 26th Police Precinct.
29/06/2025 – One of Rio de Janeiro’s longest-active car thieves and his accomplice were arrested on Sunday (29) by officers from the 10th Police Precinct (Botafogo). The suspects, whose names were not released, were located in the neighborhoods of Glória and Leopoldina. One of them, in his 60s, was first arrested in 1993 and had continued committing armed carjackings 32 years later, with a criminal record including 32 entries. According to police, the duo typically targeted women, using surgical masks to conceal their identities and a pistol to threaten drivers while stealing vehicles. Both men were taken into custody under temporary arrest warrants for armed robbery.
30/06/2025 – After a weekend marked by violent clashes and a child injured by stray gunfire, the Military Police launched an operation on Monday (30) across four communities in Rio’s North Zone: Morro do Juramento, Juramentinho, Morro do 18, and Morro da Saçu. The action aims to arrest individuals involved in ongoing territorial disputes between criminal factions. The Juramento area has faced daily shootouts for over ten days, part of a six-month turf war between Comando Vermelho and Terceiro Comando Puro. Four suspects linked to drug trafficking were killed on Saturday during a shootout with police.
30/06/2025 – A 30-year-old German national wanted for commercial fraud was arrested by Brazil’s Federal Police on Monday night (30) at a gym in Copacabana, South Zone. Listed on Interpol’s Red Notice, he had been sought for five months. The arrest was carried out by the PF’s International Cooperation Unit (NCI/Interpol) based on a preventive detention order issued by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF). The man was taken to the state prison system and will remain in custody pending extradition to Germany.
30/06/2025 – A man was arrested in the early hours of Monday (30) after stabbing another during an argument at a bar on Rua Cravo, in Campo Grande, West Zone. According to witnesses, the suspect became angry over Flamengo’s loss in the Club World Cup and started arguing with other fans. During the altercation, he grabbed a knife and attacked the victim. Bystanders assaulted the suspect, who was taken to the hospital by military police, along with the victim. He was charged with attempted murder and remains in custody.
01/07/2025 – A driver was injured during a crossfire between military police officers and armed criminals in Tomás Coelho, North Zone, on Tuesday afternoon (1st). The man, operating a kombi licensed by the city, was hit in the arm after two bullets struck his vehicle during a shootout on Estrada Adhemar Bebiano. The incident began when UPP officers from Complexo do Alemão were attacked by suspects in a vehicle, leading to a chase toward the Fazendinha community. The case is under investigation by the 21st Police Precinct (Bonsucesso).
01/07/2025 – On Tuesday (1st), the Rio de Janeiro police conducted a large-scale operation called “Dia D” as part of “Operação Rastreio”, targeting cellphone theft, resulting in 102 arrests and the seizure of 1,462 devices in a single day. Since the operation began on May 3, authorities have made 207 arrests and recovered 3,796 phones. The action followed warnings sent via WhatsApp to over 3,000 individuals in possession of stolen phones, urging them to return the devices voluntarily or face prosecution for receiving stolen goods. The state also launched the Celular Seguro RJ app to help users check a phone’s legal status and aid investigations.
01/07/2025 – A woman considered one of the most notorious perpetrators of the “Boa Noite, Cinderela” scam in Rio de Janeiro was arrested early Tuesday (1st) at Pedra do Sal, in the Saúde neighborhood, Central region of Rio. She was wanted in over ten criminal cases involving the drugging and robbery of victims. Her arrest was triggered by the disappearance of a French tourist, who was later found at a medical facility. He reported being drugged after meeting the suspect and having his belongings stolen. Based on his testimony, police from the Tourist Support Division (Deat) located and arrested the woman, fulfilling an outstanding warrant.
