On Monday (12/05), the 2025 Atlas of Violence reported a 14.1% rise in homicides in Rio de Janeiro between 2022 and 2023. However, Ipea attributes the increase to better data accuracy, correcting previous underreporting. Despite the official count rising to 4,292 homicides, adjusted estimates suggest a real decline in violence.
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09/05/2025 – Between Friday (09/05) and Sunday (11/05), rival factions clashed violently in the Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, North Zone. The shootout on Friday (09/05) left one person dead and two others injured. The one on Sunday (11/05), Mother’s Day, occurred during an attempted invasion. The Capital Homicide Division is investigating the ongoing conflict between Red Command (CV) and Third Pure Command (TCP).
10/05/2025 – On Saturday morning (10/05), in Costa Barros, North Zone, criminals seized a bus and used it as a barricade during a territorial dispute between rival drug factions. According to police, the action aimed to block access to the Complexos do Chapadão and Pedreira, where the Third Pure Command (TCP) operates. In addition to the hijacked bus, dumpsters were set on fire to hinder police entry. No injuries or arrests were reported.
10/05/2025 – On Saturday (10/05), a 27-year-old man was arrested at Galeão International Airport in Rio after arriving from Bangkok, Thailand, with 9 kilograms of skunk hidden in his suitcase. The drugs, valued at R$ 900,000, were concealed in 18 plastic bags and detected during customs inspection.
10/05/2025 – On Saturday night (10/05), a man was killed during a shootout between drug traffickers and militiamen in Rio das Pedras, West Zone. The victim, a 58-year-old resident, was struck amid the crossfire between rival factions.
12/05/2025 – On Monday (12/05), police launched Operation Fallet in Rio de Janeiro to capture a top drug trafficker known as Paulinhozinho, who has 93 criminal records. Though he was not found, three people were arrested and drugs, jewelry, and electronics were seized. Authorities say he manages drug logistics and finances for the Red Command (CV).
14/05/2025 – On Wednesday (14/05), the Federal Police carried out an operation in Belford Roxo (RJ), executing two search warrants at homes linked to a transport company. The action stems from an investigation opened in February after the seizure of a truck in Cachoeira Paulista (SP) containing 38 pistols by the Argentine police. The weapons, diverted in the early 2000s, were hidden in secret compartments. The investigation revealed they were intended for organized crime in Rio de Janeiro.
14/05/2025 – On Wednesday (14/05), Civil Police launched a new phase of Operation “Contenção” in the César Maia community in Vargem Pequena, West Zone, targeting drug traffickers from the Red Command (CV). Residents reported gunfire in the morning. The action aims to disrupt the group’s financial, logistical, and operational structure. A day earlier, ten suspects involved in arms and drug supply for the faction were arrested across four states. Police seized 240 weapons, ammunition, and cash.
15/05/2025 – On Thursday (15/05), the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPRJ) carried out nine arrest warrants targeting suspects accused of forming a new version of the “Escritório do Crime” (Crime Office), a heavily armed criminal group involved in contract killings. The group is accused of selling seized weapons and ammunition, and of involvement in kidnappings and at least two daytime homicides with military-grade weapons.
15/05/2025 – On Thursday night (15/05), in Santa Cruz, West Zone, a suspect of killing CORE agent João Pedro Marquini was shot dead during a police operation. Civil police officers had gone to his residence to serve a temporary arrest warrant when the suspect reportedly opened fire. In the shootout, he was fatally wounded. The firearm used was seized. Marquini was killed on 30 March during an attempted robbery.
