24/05/2026 – On Sunday afternoon (24), Military Police seized narcotics and three radio transmitters in the Morro da Glória 2 community during an anti-trafficking operation. A suspect fled through an alley upon seeing the officers, leaving behind a bag packed with marijuana, cocaine, and inhalants. The seized items were taken to the 166th Police Precinct, dealing an estimated R$ 4,820 financial blow to the Comando Vermelho (CV) criminal faction.
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25/05/2026 – On Monday morning (25), a 29-year-old drug trafficker was killed in a shootout with Military Police in the Bracuí neighborhood. The suspect, a Comando Vermelho member with nine prior offenses and an active arrest warrant for attacking police vehicles, opened fire on officers tracking him before being mortally wounded. Police seized an assault rifle and narcotics, while local gangs retaliated by forcing a brief commercial lockdown in the area.
25/05/2026 – An extortion case involving loan sharks shook the Village neighborhood in Jacuecanga, on Monday (25), when two suspects were caught on camera violently assaulting a resident near his home. The confrontation escalated into physical violence as the attackers punched and shoved the victim over an apparent debt dispute before his family intervened, forcing the criminals to flee. Military Police tracked the getaway vehicle to neighboring Mangaratiba, capturing one of the loan sharks, while the Civil Police continued searching for the second suspect.
26/05/2026 – On Tuesday (26), Campo Belo residents pleaded for sustained 33rd BPM military police patrols on Bougainville Avenue to curb 24h-open-air Comando Vermelho drug trafficking. The gang’s main distribution point, enclosed by a green gate installed by criminals, operates less than 150 meters from a municipal daycare, causing severe noise and constant fear. Locals report the ongoing stress recently triggered a fatal hypertension crisis in an elderly resident.
27/05/2026 – On Wednesday (27), a fugitive suspected of international drug trafficking and money laundering was arrested in the Japuíba neighborhood. The suspect was linked to a criminal faction where he managed the maritime logistics for smuggling cocaine, a network previously exposed when a shipment was seized in Cape Verde, Africa. He had been hiding for several months operating a local business as a front before being caught.
