20/11/2025 – Drug traffickers from the Comando Vermelho (CV) and militiamen exchanged fire during an attempted invasion of Vilar Carioca, in Inhoaíba, West Zone, on Thursday (20), around noon. Security cameras caught four criminals on two motorcycles trying to enter the community, which is dominated by paramilitaries, but they were met with gunfire and retreated. The Military Police were called but did not find any individuals involved in the confrontation, and policing in the area was reinforced.
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21/11/2025 – A woman was found dead on Friday morning (21), in Vila Kosmos, North Zone, on the grounds of the Maestro Pixinguinha Municipal School. The victim was the partner of an employee who resided at the school unit and lived in a house with independent access to the school property. The Military Police were called and found the woman already deceased.
21/11/2025 – The Federal Revenue Service seized slimming pens valued at over R$230,000, in addition to iPhones and perfumes, at the Galeão International Airport, North Zone, this Friday (21). Two passengers were intercepted during the domestic disembarkation inspection: one man with 50 pens and 20 iPhones, and one woman with six iPhones and other imported items. The slimming pens were forwarded to Anvisa, and the quantity of the products indicates a commercial purpose.
21/11/2025 – The Fire Department registered 127 drownings and carried out 11,322 preventive actions along the Rio de Janeiro coast during the rough sea period, between Thursday (20) and Friday (21). The tally comes after the Navy issued a warning, with waves reaching 2.5 meters in height. The Tim Maia Bike Path, in the South Zone, was even closed, but bathers and pedestrians disregarded the warning.
22/11/2025 – The Federal Police (PF) arrested a man wanted for criminal organization on Saturday (22), at Galeão International Airport. The suspect, a native of Porto Alegre (RS), was detained upon disembarking from a commercial flight from Miami.
23/11/2025 – A woman was shot during an attempted robbery on Sunday night (23), on Rua Conde de Bonfim, Tijuca, North Zone. The victim was in the back seat of a car that was intercepted by armed bandits in a dark vehicle. The driver did not stop, and the assailants fired three shots, hitting the woman in the back. She was rescued and, after being transferred to Souza Aguiar Hospital, was discharged.
23/11/2025 – A mass robbery took place on Avenida Brasil, near Penha, North Zone, in the early afternoon of Sunday (23), resulting in the subtraction of two cars and victims’ belongings. Five armed men exited a vehicle to commit the robberies, forcing drivers to turn back against traffic to escape. The Military Police were called and conducted searches, but the criminals were not located.
23/11/2025 – A man committed an act of sexual harassment by exposing himself and masturbating in front of a 19-year-old elderly caregiver in Tijuca, North Zone of Rio, around noon on Sunday (23). The victim filmed the act. Thanks to this evidence, the Civil Police were able to locate the suspect at his address and arrest him in the act. The man confessed to the crime and was incarcerated.
24/11/2025 – An armed attack on Monday morning (24), in Vila Kennedy, West Zone, left two people dead and four injured. According to witnesses, criminals in a vehicle drove by shooting at a group near the samba school court. The attack is suspected to have been carried out by militias from Carobinha, amid the territorial dispute with the Comando Vermelho (CV) which dominates Vila Kennedy.
24/11/2025 – The Operação Barricada Zero (Zero Barricade Operation), coordinated by the Institutional Security Cabinet, removed 593 tons of barricades from communities in Rio, Baixada Fluminense, and São Gonçalo on Monday morning (24). The action, which took place in locations such as Cidade de Deus, Mangueirinha, and Jardim Catarina, resulted in the arrest of seven people and the seizure of drugs, weapons, and 180 marijuana plants. The government warned that the return of barricades will be punished with “hard operations” by Bope and Core.
24/11/2025 – A shootout occurred in the early afternoon of Monday (24), at the corner of Visconde da Silva and Conde de Irajá streets in Botafogo, South Zone. The incident involved an attempted robbery by two assailants on a motorcycle against a pedestrian. An off-duty military police officer reacted, leading to an intense exchange of fire. Three people were wounded—the PM (in serious condition), the pedestrian victim, and one of the assailants—while the second robber escaped after stealing a car nearby. A motorcycle and a 9mm pistol were seized by police.
24/11/2025 – A woman fled after attempting to enter the Nelson Hungria Penitentiary (Bangu 7), West Zone, on Monday (24), during visiting hours. Security staff identified a large amount of contraband—including 130 cell phones and over 20 kg of drugs (cocaine, crack, marijuana, hashish)—hidden in her bags. Following the incident, which occurred in the Complexo de Gericinó, the State penitentiary secretariat suspended visits and preventively removed the director, deputy director, and chief of security from their functions.
25/11/2025 – Residents of the South Zone of Rio are complaining about the irregular occupation of sidewalks and parking spaces by bars, forcing pedestrians to walk in the street, risking being run over. The complaint, released this Tuesday (25), points out that although the 2020 law allows occupation, many establishments in Leblon and Copacabana disregard demarcation and time rules (after 18:00 on Thursdays/Fridays). The Public Order Secretariat (Seop) stated that it will intensify inspection, having issued 216 fines for irregularities in the last 40 days.
25/11/2025 – Municipal public transport van drivers held a protest and occupied a lane of Avenida Presidente Vargas, in the Center of Rio, on Tuesday morning (25). The motorcade, which departed from several neighborhoods and headed to the City Hall headquarters, demanded subsidies for the sector and more transparency regarding the Jaé program’s free public transport benefits. The demonstration resulted in traffic congestion and affected important city corridors.
25/11/2025 – The Federal Police (PF) arrested a man in the act this Tuesday (25), in Santa Cruz, West Zone, during Operation “Fake Profile”. Agents found about a thousand videos and hundreds of photos containing child sexual abuse material on the criminal’s cell phone. The investigation, initiated after a tip-off from Turkish police, indicates that the man was also grooming minors online using fake photos of children.
25/11/2025 – An off-duty military police officer was shot after reacting to an attempted robbery at Praça dos Lavradores, in front of the UPA do Campinho, North Zone, on Tuesday night (25). The officer, who was in his car, reacted to bandits attempting to steal his vehicle, generating a shootout that caused panic at the health unit. The officer was rescued and transferred to Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital in stable condition.
26/11/2025 – An intense exchange of fire was registered in the Complexo da Maré, North Zone, on Wednesday morning (26), during a Civil Police operation aimed at preventing confrontation between criminals. The exchange of fire, which took place near Vila do João, led to the total closure of the Linha Amarela highway in the Fundão direction. Furthermore, a classroom at the Center for Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CCMN) at UFRJ, located about 1.8 km from the shooting on Ilha do Fundão, was hit by gunfire, causing panic among students.
26/11/2025 – A 10-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet inside the Ciep Hélio Smidt school, in the Complexo da Maré, North Zone, during an intense shootout between police and traffickers in Vila do João on Wednesday morning (26). The shootout scene is located about 2 km from the school where the child was injured, just next to the 22nd BPM. The boy was transported to the Jeremias Moraes da Silva Family Clinic, where the projectile was removed, and was then transferred to Getúlio Vargas Hospital.
26/11/2025 – An unidentified woman was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on Avenida Pastor Martin Luther King, in Acari, North Zone, on Wednesday afternoon (26). The victim was driving a black vehicle at the time of the crime, which occurred about 300 meters from a municipal hospital.
27/11/2025 – A Military Police operation (16th BPM/COE) in the Complexo de Israel, North Zone, triggered an intense exchange of fire and burning barricades on Thursday morning (27). This action, targeting the Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP) in communities like Cidade Alta and Pica-Pau, heavily disrupted traffic. Avenida Brasil was intermittently blocked, and train circulation on the Saracuruna line was interrupted due to shots heard near the Cordovil station.
28/11/2025 – The Military Police Internal Affairs arrested five Choque Battalion agents on Tuesday morning (28), for crimes committed during the mega-operation of October 28. The mega-operation, in the Complexos da Penha e do Alemão, resulted in 122 deaths. The arrested officers are suspected of military crimes, including the theft of a rifle intended for resale to criminals, with evidence drawn from body camera footage. The Internal Affairs office is investigating the conduct of the agents.
28/11/2025 – A Civil Police operation (26th DP/Core), part of “Operation Containment,” was launched on Friday morning (28), against an illegal gas depot in the Complexo do Lins, in Lins de Vasconcelos, North Zone. The depot, linked to the Comando Vermelho (CV), charged residents exorbitant prices (R$300 per cylinder) after the faction damaged the regular piped gas supply. The police seized 700 gas cylinders and are working to dismantle this illegal economic monopoly that financed the criminal faction.
