Overview
- Rio police confirmed an Argentine-marked FAL among weapons taken from Comando Vermelho in the Alemão and Penha raids.
- Authorities reported about 118 firearms seized, including 91 rifles, after operations that left at least 119 dead, with some outlets citing higher totals.
- CFAE identified rifles originating from Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and a G3 from Peru, alongside G3, FAL, AK‑type and mostly counterfeit AR‑platform guns.
- Investigators are testing serials and ballistics to determine whether the FAL links to 43 rifles stolen from Argentina’s Batallón 603, as a Rosario appeals court considers next week whether that case is time‑barred.
- Police said most of the illicit arsenal entered by land via Paraguay and the Triple Frontier, reflecting enduring leakage from official stockpiles across the region.