Rio Tells STF Half of Bodycams Failed in Lethal Raid, Defends Operation as Public Policy

Overview

• An internal CORE report sent to Minister Alexandre de Moraes says 32 of 62 planned body-worn cameras were inoperative due to a docking/storage fault, with only a fraction of officers obtaining complete recordings.
• Governor Cláudio Castro told the Court that all functioning videos were preserved and that necropsy reports will be transmitted via a secure VPN, while the state details that 60 officers used cameras and some units failed.
• The Rio government and its attorney general petitioned the STF to recognize Operação Contenção as lawful and necessary, citing months of investigations, judicial orders, MP oversight and the operation’s framing as a public-policy response.
• Authorities report the October 28 sweep in the Penha and Alemão complexes left 121 dead (117 civilians and 4 police) and seized 122 firearms, including 96 rifles, along with thousands of rounds and explosive devices.
• The episode spurred coordinated actions in 15 states and accelerated federal security legislation, with a vote on the anti-faction bill expected on November 18 and the public security constitutional amendment targeted for early December.