Overview

• The Polícia Civil's Operação Redes Sociais on Oct. 2 captured seven adults and one adolescent suspected of acting for the Comando Vermelho, with arrests in Fortaleza and Maracanaú.
• Investigators are examining reports that CV members ordered residents to vacate roughly 30 homes in the Jacarezal community of Pacatuba's Conjunto Jereissati III.
• Three recent Pacatuba homicides — an elderly resident killed on Sept. 25, a man shot after a home invasion on Sept. 22, and a 14-year-old shot on Sept. 15 — are under investigation for possible links to the expulsions.
• Public intimidation has included wall graffiti in Fortaleza listing targets and issuing 24-hour ultimatums for residents to leave.
• State officials report sharp enforcement metrics in H1 2025 — arrests for integration into criminal organizations up 451% and homicide captures up 282% — as rival blocs including TCP with GDE and Massa confront the CV.