Overview
- Operation Containment sent about 2,500 state police into the Penha and Alemão complexes after a yearlong probe, with officials saying tactical elements were planned over two months to box in Comando Vermelho.
- Authorities report 119 dead while the Public Defender’s Office counts 132, with more than 110 detentions and at least 93 rifles seized in what Rio officials call the state’s most lethal security action.
- Residents, relatives and a physician described rows of bodies and alleged executions and torture, intensifying demands from rights groups for an immediate and independent investigation.
- Lula ordered the justice minister and the federal police chief to Rio and unveiled a temporary joint emergency office to coordinate actions with the state and assist with forensics and prison placements.
- The UN secretary-general urged a swift probe, a Supreme Court justice summoned Governor Cláudio Castro for explanations on Monday, and Argentina tightened border controls citing risk of spillover.