Overview
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court summoned Governor Cláudio Castro and senior security chiefs to detail the raid’s planning, casualty count and adherence to constitutional protocols.
- At least 132 people were killed, including four police officers, in the large-scale operation targeting the Comando Vermelho in the Complexo do Alemão and Complexo da Penha with about 2,500 agents.
- A document reported by Folha de S. Paulo indicates gang leaders were warned roughly four hours before the incursion, potentially shaping the fierce armed response.
- Human-rights groups and the United Nations condemned the excessive lethality and called for rapid, effective investigations into alleged executions, with reports of shots to the back of the neck and victims found with hands bound.
- Argentina’s security services circulated a confidential alert identifying 28 suspected members of Brazilian criminal groups active in the country, underscoring regional concerns over cross-border expansion.