Overview
- Officials report 121 dead—117 suspected criminals and four police officers—along with 113 arrests and 120 seized weapons, including 93 rifles in the largest single‑day haul recorded in Rio.
- Citing its own tally, the Public Defender’s office says the death count is 132, leaving the final toll in question.
- The Civil Police say more than 95% of the identified dead had proven links to Comando Vermelho, with 97 holding criminal records, 59 under arrest warrants, and 62 originating from other states.
- Forensic teams are examining the arsenal, with components traced to multiple countries, and police say findings will be shared with the Army to track weapon origins.
- Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered rigorous preservation and documentation of all material evidence as UN experts and rights organizations call for an independent investigation, while Governor Cláudio Castro calls the operation a decisive blow to the gang.