01/11/2025 – Residents of Favelas Protest After Large-Scale Operation. Residents from the Complexes of Penha and Alemão gathered in protest on Friday (1st), at a soccer field in Vila Cruzeiro despite heavy rain, demanding justice for the 121 people killed during Operation Containment on October 28. Mothers of young men killed in previous police operations participated prominently, with Liliane Santos Rodrigues, who lost her 17-year-old son Gabriel six months earlier, expressing the collective pain and trauma of the community. Thousands of residents planned to march from Vila Cruzeiro to Avenida Brasil, one of Rio’s main expressways, to demand accountability and investigation into police conduct. The protest highlighted the cycle of violence and grief affecting vulnerable populations in these communities. Civil society organizations characterized the operation as a massacre, questioning its effectiveness in combating crime.
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02/11/2025 – In a report published on Sunday (2), a Federal Police investigation uncovered a sophisticated network of clandestine weapons factories in São Paulo and Minas Gerais supplying rifles to the Comando Vermelho in Rio de Janeiro. The scheme was revealed after a major operation in the Alemão Complex, where 91 high-precision rifles were seized — the largest single seizure in Rio’s history. The factories, disguised as legitimate businesses, used industrial machinery capable of producing up to 3,500 rifles per year and shipped weapons hidden inside boxes from the United States. The operation dismantled an organized network responsible for supplying about a thousand rifles to Rio’s drug factions and militias, as well as to criminal groups in Bahia and Ceará. Federal Police continue to investigate links between the factories, front companies, and international suppliers, while the seized weapons undergo forensic analysis.
04/11/2025 – On Tuesday morning (4), a military police officer from Rio de Janeiro’s 14th BPM (Bangu) was shot while driving along Estrada do Guandu Sena, in the West Zone. The attack occurred near a gas station when criminals opened fire on his vehicle, hitting him three times. He was rescued by fellow officers and taken to Albert Schweitzer Municipal Hospital in Realengo, where he remains in stable condition. The motive and circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation by the 34th Police Precinct (Bangu).
04/11/2025 – On Tuesday (4), in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, two 16-year-old adolescents were apprehended by the civil police for an infraction analogous to gang rape of a 13-year-old minor. The investigation, which began the previous month, revealed that the youths allegedly coerced the victim into sexual acts under the threat of a firearm, before she managed to escape and alert her parents, which triggered the police intervention and the indictment of the two adolescents for gang rape and illegal possession of a firearm.
04/11/2025 – On Tuesday (4), Rio de Janeiro’s Civil Police launched an operation targeting a corruption scheme that diverted public funds intended for daycare centers in the city’s West Zone. The investigation uncovered a network that created shell companies to issue fake invoices and justify inflated payments from the municipal government to seven contracted daycare centers. Search warrants were carried out at 29 locations, including the home of a city councilor, as part of efforts to seize documents and financial records. One daycare reportedly received nearly 9 million reais in six months, with over 800 cash withdrawals totaling 1.5 million reais. Police are working to identify all individuals and public officials involved in the fraudulent scheme.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday (6), Brazil’s Federal Police arrested a businessman and suspended three federal agents and a military officer accused of extorting him using the PF’s structure in Rio. The group allegedly demanded monthly bribes to avoid investigations and provided fake PF IDs. During a search at the businessman’s home in Jacarepaguá, officers found weapons, ammunition, and a bulletproof car with sirens. The suspects face charges of organized crime, extortion, and falsification, in a case linked to Operation Cash Courier, which earlier targeted an international arms trafficking ring.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday morning (6), at Praça Monte Castelo near Rua Uruguaiana, in the Center of Rio de Janeiro, a man was shot in the back. The victim was hit during an argument with another man, who immediately fled towards Rua da Conceição. The injured man received SAMU assistance and was transported to the Hospital Municipal Souza Aguiar. Police are currently searching the area for the suspect.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday (6), a two-month results report for Operação Verão (Summer Operation), published by Rio de Janeiro Public Security, was released. This assessment reveals that 394 fines were issued to stall operators for non-compliance, and over 2,000 glass bottles were seized on the beaches. Thanks to the distribution of nearly 8,500 identification bracelets, 26 lost children were found and reunited with their families.
06/11/2025 – The Civil Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man on Thursday night (6), in Bangu, West Zone of Rio (inside a commercial establishment in the 48 community). The victim was shot by a group of armed criminals and died at the scene. Unconfirmed reports identify the Comando Vermelho (CV) as the principal suspect. The Homicide Division is investigating the crime’s motive and perpetrators.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday night (6), in the Carobinha community, in Campo Grande, West Zone, a man was injured during a war between criminals. Residents reported that Comando Vermelho (CV) traffickers had invaded the area dominated by the militia, resulting in intense confrontations and many rifle shots. The shot victim was taken to the Municipal Hospital Rocha Faria, and policing in the region was reinforced.
06/11/2025 – On Thursday night (6), in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes neighborhood, West Zone, a shooting resulted in the death of one man and injured another. Military Police agents found the victims near Rua Doutor Crespo. The injured man was taken to the Municipal Hospital Lourenço Jorge, while police seized a motorcycle, a revolver, and ammunition. The Homicide Division (DHC) is investigating the circumstances of the crime.
07/11/2025 – Four minors, including an 11-year-old child, were apprehended on Friday (7) in Vila Isabel, North Zone, after a robbery at a pharmacy on Rua 28 de Setembro. The group stole cosmetics and perfumes before attempting to flee but were quickly intercepted by the Military Police near UERJ and aboard a bus. The stolen goods were recovered, and the suspects were taken to the DPCA.
