Castro’s Ratings Rise as Polls Show Broad Support for Rio Mega-Operation

Overview

• State figures report 121 dead, including four police, 113 arrests and 118 seized firearms as authorities label the Penha and Alemão complexes a national headquarters of the Comando Vermelho.
• Datafolha finds 40% rating Cláudio Castro’s administration good or very good in the Rio metro, 57% agreeing the raid was a success, and strong backing for Armed Forces involvement in public security.
• Genial/Quaest shows 64% statewide approval of the operation and 58% calling it a success, with 73% wanting similar actions and Castro’s job approval at 53% in the same survey.
• Despite backing for the raid, most respondents report feeling less safe and fearing retaliation, and the public is split between immediate gunfire or attempting arrest when facing a suspect with a rifle.
• Human-rights bodies and the UN call for independent investigations as officials use “narcoterrorism” framing, while Brasília advances an antifacção bill and governors launch the Consórcio da Paz.