Overview
- Two Comando Vermelho factions exchanged gunfire Friday in Complexo da Maré on the Linha Amarela, forcing a brief closure of the expressway in both directions.
- The victim, identified as 31-year-old Bárbara Elisa Yabeta Borges, was shot in the head while riding in a car and died at Hospital General de Bonsucesso, according to the driver’s account.
- The Military Police recovered a rifle at the scene, treated two wounded people inside a vehicle, and confirmed that a man seen walking on the roadway was armed.
- The Civil Police opened an on-site investigation to determine what occurred during the highway shooting.
- Days earlier, a major raid targeting Comando Vermelho left at least 121 dead, with Brazil’s Public Defender reporting 132, as rights groups seek inquiries, the governor hails the operation, and federal leaders advance new coordination and legislation with a Senate probe set to begin next week.