A large-scale narcotics operation against the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, crime syndicate in Rio de Janeiro led to 81 arrests, 60 dead suspects and four dead police officers, Rio Governor Claudio Castro said on Tuesday, APA reports, citing DW.
"We stand firm confronting narcoterrorism," Castro wrote on social media as he announced the operation.
He said that 2,500 security personnel were deployed across the impoverished and densely populated Alemao and Penha favela complexes on the outskirts of the Brazilian city, near the international airport.
A man is detained by police officers during a police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 28, 2025.A man is detained by police officers during a police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 28, 2025.
State police said one suspect collared was the "right-hand man" of "one of the leaders" of Comando Vermelho.
The UN human rights office said Tuesday it was "horrified by the ongoing police operation" in Rio de Janeiro.
"This deadly operation furthers the trend of extreme lethal consequences of police operations in Brazil's marginalized communities," the UN human rights office posted on X.
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2025-10-28
19:37
Twenty people have been killed in an operation against organized crime in Brazil, APA reports, citing Reuters.
Two of those killed were police officers.
The operation was carried out in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Details of the incident have not yet been disclosed.
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