Federal Police Launch Tredo Operation in Rio, Arrest PM Sergeants Over Alleged Leaks to Comando Vermelho

Overview

• Court orders from the 3rd Specialized Court on Organized Crime authorized 11 temporary arrest warrants and six search-and-seizure actions executed by PF units Gise and DRE.
• Two Military Police sergeants were detained, including a Bope member who handled team assignments and is suspected of relaying operational plans to the faction.
• PF teams seized three vehicles and suspects’ cellphones, and one of the targets had already been detained in a phase of Operação Contenção.
• Operations at Complexo da Penha were paused after agents came under fire, with four residents injured by shrapnel and later discharged from care.
• Authorities say suspects will face charges including armed criminal organization, corruption, drug trafficking, homicide, illegal weapons possession, and breach of official secrecy, with the action under PF’s Missão Redentor 2.