Overview
- The Oct. 28 operation in the Alemão and Penha complexes left 121 people dead, including four police officers, the highest toll on record for a Brazilian police action.
- Rio authorities lauded the raid against the Comando Vermelho as successful, while Governor Cláudio Castro contended the only real victims were the fallen officers.
- Brazil's Supreme Court directed the Rio government to preserve and document all material evidence to enable scrutiny by the Public Prosecutor's Office.
- The Rio state Public Prosecutor is reviewing procedures and may open cases over potential police excesses as discrepancies persist in reported deaths and arrest orders.
- Lula highlighted a national strategy focused on crime leaders and finances, citing R$19.8 billion seized, an 80% rise in Federal Police operations, record drug confiscations in 2024, and proposals for anti-gang and public security reforms.