Overview
- The state ombudsman reported 132 fatalities, while police confirmed 119 deaths, counting 115 alleged gang members and four officers.
- Residents displayed dozens of bodies in a public square, and media tallies based on those scenes suggested numbers such as 128.
- Roughly 2,500 officers conducted pre-planned raids targeting the Red Command in Complexo do Alemão and Complexo da Penha.
- Authorities said about 113 suspects were arrested and 118 firearms were seized during the operation.
- Governor Claudio Castro defended the raids as successful as the UN human rights office and Brazil’s justice minister criticized the bloodshed and said the federal government was not informed in advance.