According to the Conselho Penitenciário do Estado do Rio (Cperj) report from July 2026, a new criminal faction named Primeiro Comando do Golpe has emerged inside Rio de Janeiro’s prison system as a dissident splinter of the Povo de Israel (PVI). The group’s rise has triggered internal violence, beatings, and death threats across overcrowded facilities of the Gericinó Penitentiary Complex. Intelligence units have identified at least 60 members involved in the dispute, prompting the State Penitentiary Secretariat (Seppen) to isolate ringleaders in special disciplinary units to contain the instability.
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28/08/2026 – On Friday (28), armed robbers ambushed a driver in Piedade, North Zone, and stole his vehicle, unaware that his 3-year-old daughter was asleep in the backseat. Upon discovering the child, the assailants quickly abandoned the car a few streets away in Cavalcanti. Alerted by suspicious passersby, Military Police officers rapidly secured the vehicle and rescued the unharmed child, reuniting her with her parents in less than an hour.
29/08/2026 – On Saturday (29), four people were killed, and 14 public buses were hijacked following violent shootings between milicianos and Comando Vermelho (CV) drug traffickers across the Southwest Zone. Criminals used hijacked buses and burning garbage as barricades to block main roads during territorial disputes. Military Police stabilized the area, clearing blocked thoroughfares and transporting one injured victim to the hospital, while the Capital Homicide Division (DHC) launched an investigation into the four homicides.
30/08/2026 – On Sunday (30), an extortion scheme targeting a client after a dating-app encounter in Copacabana resulted in a victim losing nearly R$ 15,000 through forced PIX transfers. Upon refusing an unexpected R$ 1,500 fee, the man was choked, threatened with a knife, and coerced into unlocking his banking apps. Investigating officers from the 12th DP identified two suspects with prior records for robbery and extortion, discovering that the stolen funds were split between accounts using false documentation. Police subsequently located and arrested one suspect, while the accomplice remains at large.
31/08/2026 – On Monday (31), Vasco da Gama forward David Corrêa (known as DVD) became the target of search warrants issued under “Operação A Tropa”, a multi-state investigation targeting drug and arms trafficking as well as money laundering. Officers from the Civil Police searched his home in Barra da Tijuca and Vasco’s training center in Jacarepaguá, while Vila Nova player Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro was targeted in Goiás. Led by the Espírito Santo Civil Police across several states, the operation deployed around 100 officers to execute 15 search warrants and four temporary arrest warrants aimed at uncovering connections between professional athletes, business owners, and organized crime.
31/08/2026 – On Monday (31), the Military Police launched an operation in Gardênia Azul, Southwest Zone, targeting criminals involved in violent territorial disputes. The deployment by the 18th BPM came two days after fierce clashes between militias and drug traffickers in the region left four people dead and 14 buses hijacked for barricades. The police action forced the suspension of classes across seven municipal schools and disrupted local health service operations, with no arrests or seizures immediately reported.
31/08/2026 – On Monday (13), Civil Police intelligence officers arrested a key operative for the Comando Vermelho (CV) from Rio Grande do Norte along the Copacabana beachfront. Known as “warrior” for leading violent territorial invasions against rival factions, including targeted attacks in late 2025 in Natal, the suspect was hiding out in the nearby Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo communities. Following collaborative intelligence between Rio and Rio Grande do Norte authorities, officers executed a temporary arrest warrant against the fugitive for organized crime activities.
01/09/2026 – On Tuesday (1st), Civil Police launched “Operação Sinal Livre” against Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP) traffickers enforcing an illegal internet monopoly in the Boogie Woogie community on Ilha do Governador. Investigating officers executed eight search warrants against clandestine providers after evidence showed gang members threatened utility technicians, sabotaged legitimate infrastructure, and forced residents into using illicit networks. Upon arriving at the scene, police were fired upon by traffickers, resulting in a stray bullet lightly injuring an elderly resident who was promptly rescued. Agents seized stolen cables, servers, financial logs, and electronic devices, which were placed under forensic audit as part of ongoing prosecutions, including criminal association and utility service disruption.
02/09/2026 – On Wednesday (2), Civil Police launched an operation targeting “Equipe Astro”, the armed wing of the Comando Vermelho (CV) responsible for violent territorial expansion across Rio de Janeiro’s Southwest Zone. The unit, led by fugitive kingpin Rubens Mateus Lisboa Ribeiro (“Astro”), utilized military-style training and organized logistics to invade rival territories in Curicica, Camorim, Rio das Pedras, and Muzema. Specialized police units executed 25 search warrants, arresting five individuals and apprehending one minor, while the police presence forced the temporary closure of 15 local schools and multiple health clinics.
03/09/2026 – On Thursday (3), the Military Police’s Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) established an advanced tactical base in a wooded area between Muzema and Rio das Pedras in the Southwest Zone. The indefinite deployment aims to suppress ongoing territorial warfare between rival drug factions and militias, which escalated after clashes over the weekend resulted in four deaths and 14 hijacked buses used as barricades. Supported by local area battalions and special operations units, Bope forces will use the encampment as a launchpad to patrol strategic transit corridors and intercept criminal movement along forest trails, following a preliminary raid in nearby Tijuquinha that yielded multiple rifles, shotguns, and ammunition.
