26/05/2024 – The dawn of Sunday (26/05) was one of intense shooting in two communities in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. According to residents, both incidents were attempted break-ins. In Pedreira, in Costa Barros, residents said drug traffickers from Chapadão tried to take over the favela. According to the Military Police, they seized one rifle at the end of the confrontation. In Vila Isabel, reports say that drug traffickers from Morro São João tried to invade Morro dos Macacos.
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26/05/2024 – A 21-year-old man, Rafael Fernandes da Silva, was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday (26/05), on Rua Goiás, in Piedade, North RJ. Preliminary information indicates that the young man was killed after a shooting attack by criminals who work in drug trafficking in the region. The Capital Homicide Precinct (DHC) is investigating the crime.
27/05/2024 – On Monday (27/05), the Military Police carried out an operation in Complexo da Maré, in Rio’s North Zone. According to the Military Police, teams from the Special Operations Battalions (BOPE) and the Special Roads Policing (BPVE) battalions carried out the operation in Maré. The corporation said that the operation aims to crack down on vehicle and cargo theft gangs that operate in the region. There were no reports of injuries.
27/05/2024 – The Rio das Pedras favela, in the West Zone of the capital, was the scene of a dispute between the militia that controls the region and the Red Command, the largest drug trafficking faction in the state. In the early hours of Monday (27/05), another intense shooting took place. Videos taken by residents show tracer bullets fired amid the clash.
28/05/2024 – The body of an 11-year-old girl was found inside a dumpster on Ilha do Governador, North Zone of Rio, on Tuesday afternoon (28/05). The victim was last seen walking with her ex-stepmother’s brother on Monday (27/05). The corpse was on Berna Street, in the Guarabu community, in the Tauá neighborhood. According to the Military Police, agents from the 17th BPM (Ilha do Governador) were called to the scene and found the body in the back of a garbage collection truck. The suspect was arrested.
28/05/2024 – On Tuesday (28/05), the Military Police carried out operations in Morro da Fé, in Complexo da Penha, and the communities of Juramento and Juramentinho, all in the North Zone of Rio. There were shootouts in the region. According to the PM, the teams aimed to curb the movement of criminals who participate in territorial disputes in different parts of the capital and to repress vehicle and cargo thefts. There were no reports of injuries. There were also no arrests and seizures.
29/05/2024 – The Military Police seized an arsenal during an operation on Wednesday morning (05/29) in Vila Vintém, West Zone of Rio. Agents of the 14th BPM (Bangu) found 60 grenades, 10 pistols, 400 magazines, 15 silencers, and 17,000 bullets. The arsenal was located when agents were searching for an alley in Travessa do Imperador. No one was arrested.
29/05/2024 – A man was arrested in Jacarepaguá, in Rio’s West Zone, on Wednesday (29/05), for the rape of his daughter. According to the young woman, now 22 years old, the abuse began when she was 7 years old. Earlier this month, after her mother’s birthday, she was raped by her father after she fell asleep on the couch. After this episode, the young woman dared to report the crime. The mother, who had known about the abuse since the girl was 16, was also charged.
