Bahia Police Sustain Recôncavo Siege as Faction Clashes Leave 9 Dead

Overview

• The joint Civil and Military Police operation entered its fourth day on Nov. 14 across Muritiba, São Félix and Cachoeira, with nine people killed and five arrested.
• About 200 officers, including the PM air unit, are deployed in cordons as released footage shows armed suspects hiding in vegetation and a camp located in the forest.
• Bahia public security secretary Marcelo Werner says faction leaders sheltering in Rio de Janeiro have been issuing orders for invasions and homicides in the region.
• The Federal University of Recôncavo Baiano moved roughly 1,300 students to remote classes due to insecurity, and local authorities curtailed some services as a precaution.
• The siege targets the Comando Vermelho and the Bonde do Maluco, according to sources cited by O Globo.