14/06/2025 – On Saturday (14/06), 18-year-old Marcelle Julia da Silva was found dead in Pavuna, North Zone, three days after disappearing. The main suspect, 35 years old Chinese national wanted for femicide was arrested days later in São Paulo. Security footage shows Marcelle entering his home on 11 June and never leaving; he was later seen pushing a cart allegedly containing her body. The corpse was found in a house mutilated by dogs.
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16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), civil police launched an operation in Ladeira dos Tabajaras, Copacabana, to arrest suspects in the murder of Core agent João Pedro Marquini. Six suspects were arrested, and one was killed. They are accused of homicide and criminal association for drug trafficking. The targeted group controls drug sales in Tabajaras, Tijuca, Grajaú, and Santa Cruz. Marquini was killed in April 2025 after encountering an armed gang in Rio’s West Zone.
16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), the alleged drug boss of Parque Alegria in Caju, North Zone of Rio, known as “Bob do Caju”, was arrested. A member of the Third Pure Command (TCP), he has over 20 criminal records and more than 40 years of convictions, including drug trafficking, homicide, and organized crime. He is accused of orchestrating cargo thefts from Rio’s port and redistributing goods to TCP-controlled areas like Maré. He also allegedly supplied weapons for the 2017 drug war in Rocinha.
16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), police arrested a 23-year-old man in Pilares, North Zone, wanted for drug trafficking association and under investigation for the December 2024 death of Navy doctor Gisele Mendes de Souza e Mello. Gisele, 55, was fatally shot in the head during a ceremony at the Naval Hospital Marcílio Dias, near the Lins Complex. The suspect, linked to the Red Command, was heading to Morro do Gambá when captured.
16/06/2025 – On Monday night (16/06), an elderly woman and her two dogs were dragged along a sidewalk during a robbery in Flamengo, South Zone. Security footage shows two men on a motorcycle approaching her, with the passenger grabbing her bag and dragging her to the ground. The suspects fled the scene.
16/06/2025 – In Laranjeiras, South Zone, a caregiver allegedly plotted to murder the son of her 83-year-old employer to seize the family inheritance. She had been stealing from the elderly woman, misusing credit cards, and neglecting her care. The suspect offered money to a substitute caregiver in exchange for help and recent photos of the intended victim to send to a hired killer. The substitute refused and alerted the family and police, preventing the crime. The suspect was arrested on Monday (16/06), in Itaboraí.
16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), a woman was arrested in Realengo, West Zone, for transporting drugs from Paraguay to Brazil. Identified as a drug mule working for the Red Command, she had previously been arrested in 2019 for a similar offense while en route to Vila Kennedy. She escaped custody in São Paulo and was considered a fugitive.
16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), police rescued a young man kidnapped on Praia da Reserva in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone, after his father reported an extortion attempt via Pix. The father, a federal police officer, received a suspicious call and alerted police, who tracked the victim’s phone to a wooded area. During the rescue, there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and officers.
16/06/2025 – On Monday (16/06), Rio police launched Operation Mounjaro targeting a criminal group smuggling and illegally selling the weight-loss drug Mounjaro without medical prescription or regulatory approval. The investigation revealed that a couple brought the medication into Brazil in luggage and sold it via social media. Searches were carried out in Jacarepaguá and Barra da Tijuca, and the suspects confessed during questioning.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), two men were arrested for theft after using false church identities to enter the homes of elderly people in Ilha do Governador, North Zone. One waited in the car while the other posed as a religious member to gain the victims’ trust, then threatened and robbed them. In one case, a victim was forced to hand over bank cards, jewelry, documents, and PINs, resulting in losses of over R$ 7,600.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), four men were arrested in the Linha Vermelha near the Manguinhos community, North Zone, for buying stolen goods. They were transporting over one ton of chicken in two vehicles without any invoices, intending to resell the products in Duque de Caxias. The cargo matched a theft report from Campo Grande and was valued at around R$ 400,000. One of the cars had a fake delivery service logo to conceal the operation. The arrests were part of the second phase of Operation Torniquete.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), the Military Police carried out an operation in the Saçu community, located in the Quintino neighborhood, North Zone. No arrests or seizures were reported during the action. The goal was to curb the movement of criminals involved in territorial disputes in the area. The operation also aimed to combat vehicle theft on roads leading into the community.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), a shootout between police and armed criminals caused panic in Gardênia Azul, West Zone. Officers from the 18th BPM were fired upon during a patrol operation after attempting to stop a motorcycle on Avenida Ayrton Senna. Video footage shows motorcyclists driving the wrong way to flee the area.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), five men were arrested during an armed conflict in the Catiri community of Bangu, West Zone, amid a territorial dispute between rival factions. The suspects, linked to the Red Command, were allegedly attempting to invade the area, reportedly controlled by militias. Residents reported heavy gunfire, and the shootout was logged at 20:42 by the OTT platform. Police seized two rifles, two pistols, ammunition, grenades, and radios.
17/06/2025 – On Thursday (17/06), Rio police launched Operation “Menu do Crime” targeting a criminal network that smuggled drugs, phones, and accessories into prisons using tampered food containers. The scheme involved 16 suspects, including eight prison officers, and was uncovered after a van was caught in 2023 delivering adulterated meals to Nelson Hungria Prison in Bangu. The van made unauthorized stops to swap meals before reaching the facility. Inside the “marmitas,” police found R$1.5 million worth of contraband.
18/06/2025 – In the early hours of Wednesday (18/06), off-duty military police officer Alan Cesar Elídio da Sá, 42, was killed during an attempted robbery on Avenida Brasil, near Barros Filho, North Zone. Witnesses said armed men with rifles approached him in his car; he tried to resist and was shot.
18/06/2025 – In the early hours of Wednesday (18/06), a shooting in the Terreirão community in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, West Zone, left one man dead and at least three others injured. Armed criminals opened fire against a group gathered at one of the access points to the favela. Three wounded men were taken to local hospitals. The Capital Homicide Division is investigating the attack.
18/06/2025 – On Wednesday (18/06), hooded criminals robbed passengers on a bus and a car in downtown Rio de Janeiro, near the Sambódromo on Avenida Presidente Vargas. The bus was targeted first, with assailants boarding and stealing belongings from seated passengers. One of the criminals then exited the bus, robbed a car passenger, and returned.
18/06/2025 – On Wednesday (18/06), two taxi drivers were arrested in Copacabana after being caught using concealed devices to overcharge passengers. One device was activated via the gear shift and the other through the turn signal lever. Both men had suspended driver’s licenses, and one was not authorized to operate as a taxi driver. The arrests followed a tip-off to the city’s Taxi and Individual Transport Superintendency (SETT). A similar incident occurred in May in Urca, where another driver was caught using a hidden button to inflate fares.
18/06/2025 – A woman was arrested at Galeão Airport on Wednesday (18/06) while attempting to flee to Espírito Santo. She is accused of stealing bank cards from her boyfriend and his parents, resulting in approximately R$15,000 in losses. Already known for similar scams, she allegedly used the cards to fund her trip. According to police, the man then involved drug traffickers from the Red Command to torture her in the Vila Sapê community (Imbariê) to recover the money.
19/06/2025 – On Thursday night (19/06), a passenger was shot at the Praça do Bandolim BRT station in Jacarepaguá, West Zone. The victim was caught in a shootout between police and criminals who had stolen a car earlier in Curicica. After an exchange of fire near Gardênia Azul, the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
