23/04/2025 – On Wednesday (23), three armed men robbed passengers on bus line 2336 (Campo Grande–Castelo) at 4:45 on Avenida Brasil. They threatened passengers, fired a shot into the air for intimidation, and tried unsuccessfully to destroy the security cameras. Footage shows the same group operating similarly since January. According to passengers, these assaults have become almost daily.
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24/04/2025 – On Thursday (24), police intercepted a drug trafficking operation at the Rio Bus Station, in Santo Cristo, where a woman was caught with 124 bricks of marijuana intended for transport to Fortaleza. The drugs had been purchased in the Complexo do Alemão, an area controlled by the Comando Vermelho. She was arrested at the boarding sector and admitted she would receive R$ 1,000 for transport.
25/04/2025 – On Friday (25), police arrested a suspect, in Santíssimo, in the Campo Grande neighborhood, West Zone, for involvement in the March shooting of a Civil Police helicopter co-pilot in Vila Aliança. The victim, Felipe Marques Monteiro, remains hospitalized. The arrested suspect is allegedly a top enforcer for drug lord “Sabão,” who controls several communities in the region.
28/04/2025 – A man was shot dead on Monday (28) afternoon at the entrance to the Terreirão community, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, West Zone of Rio. The incident occurred on Avenida Gilka Machado, a busy area with lots of people and vehicles due to local businesses. The place where the man was killed is less than 100 meters from the corner of Avenida Lúcio Costa, where Praia do Recreio is located.
29/04/2025 – One of the biggest car thieves in the state of Rio was arrested on Tuesday on Avenida Itaoca, near Complexo do Alemão. Alan Pereira de Sousa, known as Zoio, committed robberies mainly in the city’s North Zone and is considered one of the leaders of the criminal group known as Bonde do Z, made up of thieves from the Camarista Méier, Barão de Santo Ângelo and Boca do Mato communities, all in Greater Méier and linked to Comando Vermelho (CV). According to the investigation, the group led by Zoio stole 13 vehicles in a single day.
29/04/2025 – Three men died during a confrontation between military police and drug traffickers in the Chapadão Complex, in the North Zone of Rio, on Tuesday. All were suspected of drug trafficking, said the Military Police. After the confrontation, a 5.56 caliber rifle, a replica of a rifle, and a pistol were seized.
29/04/2025 – Military Police officers exchanged gunfire with criminals on Tuesday on Linha Amarela, near Vila do João, in Complexo da Maré, in the North Zone of Rio. According to the PM, officers from the Expressway Policing Battalion (BPVE) and agents from the 22nd BPM (Maré) prevented a robbery on the highway and were attacked by shots fired by unidentified men. During the exchange of gunfire, traffic was interrupted in both directions.
29/04/2025 – A military police officer was shot in the arm in the early hours of Tuesday (29/04) morning in the Tijuquinha community, in Itanhangá, in the West Zone of Rio. According to the PM, he was patrolling the area with colleagues in uniform when he was hit. The officer was rushed to a local hospital. According to data from the Fogo Cruzado Institute, 45 security police officers were shot in the Rio Metropolitan Region this year. Of these, 26 died and 19 were injured.
30/04/2025 – A 17-year-old teenager was shot dead on Wednesday night (30) when he was, according to his family, on his way to a birthday party to work as a dancer. According to the Military Police, Gabriel dos Santos Vieira was riding on the back of a motorcycle taxi driver, Vanderson Pinto, 40, when there was an exchange of gunfire between PMs and men who were in a vehicle on Adhemar Bebiano road, in Engenho da Rainha, north zone.
30/04/2025 – Two military police officers were injured after a chase of criminals, followed by a shootout, on Avenida Brasil, near the West Zone of Rio, in Campo Grande, in the early hours of Wednesday. The officers were taken to the Rocha Faria Municipal Hospital. After receiving treatment, both were released. The suspects fled in the direction of Bangu.
01/05/2025 – Residents of the Terra Nostra community in Barros Filho, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro, held a protest and set fire to barricades on streets in the region on the afternoon of Thursday (01). According to reports, the demonstration was motivated by the alleged death of a resident, identified by neighbors as a barber. He was allegedly shot by drug traffickers.
