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Fifth Police Death Confirmed in Rio Megaoperation as Bope Sergeant Describes Near-Fatal Ordeal

Rodrigo Vasconcellos Nascimento died after 20 days in hospital, raising the operation’s police toll to five.

Policiais militares do Rio de Janeiro se emocionam em um funeral de um oficial morto na Megaoperação de outubro.
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Overview

  • The 45-year-old civil police agent from the 39th DP was fatally wounded on October 28 and was buried Sunday in Paciência.
  • Hundreds of officers attended the funeral, where a helicopter flew overhead and dropped flowers during the cortege.
  • Police drone footage documented the moment Nascimento’s team came under fire on the Serra da Misericórdia.
  • Bope sergeant Carlos Alair da Costa said he suffered severe internal bleeding, went into cardiac arrest for 17 minutes, and was revived at the Military Police Central Hospital.
  • He remains in rehabilitation with limited arm movement and no return date set, as the operation’s overall toll stands at 122 deaths, including 117 suspects.