Rio Police Raid Leaves 121 Dead as Federal–State Office to Fight Organized Crime Is Announced

Overview

• About 2,500 officers carried out the multi‑month planned sweep in the Complexos do Alemão and da Penha, resulting in roughly 113 arrests and four police officers killed.
• Police released video showing at least 23 heavily armed men, some in camouflage, and said several detainees and targets are Comando Vermelho leaders from other states.
• Commanders described a “muro do Bope” tactic that pushed traffickers into the Serra da Misericórdia forest to limit risk to residents, but key target Edgar “Doca” Andrade remains at large.
• The military police chief said some body‑worn cameras stopped recording as batteries died during prolonged clashes, and inquiries were opened into the circumstances of the deaths and alleged irregular removal of corpses.
• Following political friction, Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski and Governor Cláudio Castro announced a joint office to coordinate actions against organized crime, as STF relator Alexandre de Moraes ordered officials to account for the raid.