Overview
- Operation Contenção deployed about 2,500 police and special units into the Alemão and Penha complexes targeting the Comando Vermelho over more than 48 hours.
- Authorities report 121–132 fatalities, including four police officers, with 113 arrests, over 100 seized weapons and more than a ton of drugs presented after the raid.
- Rio’s CFAE chief Vinicius Domingos confirmed rifles diverted from several countries’ armed forces, including a FAL linked to Argentina’s Batallón 603, alongside weapons tied to Brazil, Venezuela and Peru.
- The Supreme Federal Court set a November 3 hearing, pressing Governor Cláudio Castro and top security chiefs for details on planning, casualty accounting and adherence to use‑of‑force protocols.
- Families and community leaders accuse police of executions as morgues face backlogs, and the UN human rights office and NGOs demand a swift, independent investigation.