29/09/2025 – Cell Phone Thefts Peak. Rio de Janeiro recorded a historic high in cell phone robberies and thefts, with 36,158 cases from January to August 2025 – an average of 148 incidents per day, equivalent to one phone stolen every 10 minutes. Robberies alone totaled 11,936 cases, more than double the number from 10 years ago.
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04/10/2025 – Man Assassinated in Bangu. A man was shot dead in the morning on Avenida Raul Barros Vieira in Bangu, West Zone. Images showed his car riddled with bullet holes, particularly in the windshield and driver’s side.
06/10/2025 – Criminals Invading Hospitals. Over 700 healthcare units had their activities interrupted due to violence in 2025. At the end of September, an Emergency Care Unit in Costa Barros, North Zone, was taken over by bandits who forcibly removed two men from the critical care area, mistaking them for rival faction members.
06/10/2025 – Police Chase and Shooting in Gamboa. A police pursuit ended in a shootout on Livramento Street in Gamboa, downtown Rio. A suspect in a stolen car was shot during the exchange of fire and taken to Souza Aguiar Hospital.
07/10/2025 – Militia vs. Traffickers Clash in Vila Kennedy. During an invasion attempt of Vila Kennedy neighborhood by militias from Antares community, Santa Cruz neighborhood, a man was shot in the leg. The confrontation involved armed bandits in cars opening fire against people in the neighborhood square. Vila Kennedy is controlled by Red Command traffickers.
08/10/2025 – Two Men Were Killed at a Tire Shop In Tijuca. Two men were murdered at a tire shop on São Miguel Street in Tijuca, North Zone, during the weekend. Police suspect the crime was motivated by the physical resemblance between one victim and a rival Comando Vermelho trafficker.
08/10/2025 – Low Homicide Resolution Rate. A study by Instituto Sou da Paz revealed that only 1 in 4 murders in Rio state are solved, with the clearance rate at 23% in 2023, tied with Piauí and ahead only of Bahia (13%). Experts attribute this to police focus on large operations rather than investigative intelligence.
09/10/2025 – Governor Signs Crime Fighting Package. Governor Cláudio Castro sanctioned the “Violent Crime Fighting Package (PEC-RJ)”, creating electronic surveillance with AI, restricting prison visits, and increasing juvenile detention periods.
09/10/ 2025 – “Matuê” Drug Trafficking Leader Killed. Ygor Freitas de Andrade, known as “Matuê”, one of the most wanted criminals in Rio’s west zone and leader of drug trafficking in Gardênia Azul, was killed during a Civil Police operation in the Chacrinha community, Jacarepaguá. Two of his bodyguards were also killed in the confrontation. Matuê had three arrest warrants against him and was investigated for the murder of civil police officer José Antônio Lourenço in May 2025.
09/10/2025 – App Driver Arrested for Sexual Assault. Lucas Eduardo Santana de Souza, a 25-year-old ride-share driver, was arrested in Madureira, North Zone, on charges of raping a 14-year-old passenger during a ride a month earlier.
10/10/2025 – Six Suspects Killed in Major Operation. Six suspects were killed in confrontations during a major integrated operation against the Red Command (CV) at dawn in Morro do Juramento, Vicente de Carvalho, North Zone. In total, the operation targeted 15 communities across Rio’s metropolitan region: Bateau Mouche (Praça Seca), Chacrinha (Praça Seca), Cidade de Deus, Complexo da Mangueirnha (Duque de Caxias), Gardênia Azul, Morro da Caixa D’Água (Quintino), Morro do Banco (Itanhangá), Morro do Dezoito (Água Santa), Morro do Jordão (Taquara), Morro do Juramento (Vicente de Carvalho), Muzema (Itanhangá), Pendura-Saia (Praça Seca), Rio das Pedras, Tijuquinha (Itanhangá), Vila Kennedy (Bangu).
