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Shootout Near Santa Marta Mirador Traps About 60 Tourists During Police Raids

The raids mark an expansion of Operación Contención into tourist zones, raising fresh safety and policy concerns.

Influencer PTK Arrested in Alagoas Operation Targeting Comando Vermelho

BOPE Raid in Rio Kills Comando Vermelho Leader, Spurs Retaliation

Rio Police Raid North Zone Communities for Suspects in Young Man’s Abduction-Torture Killing

Alleged Comando Vermelho Leader From Bahia Arrested in Rio de Janeiro

Rio Police Raid CV Nucleus in Anchieta, Arrest 13 as Alleged Leader ‘Galo’ Evades Capture

Rio Launches 1,000-Officer Raid on Salgueiro in Second Phase of Anti–Comando Vermelho Campaign

Rio Raid Report Finds None of 117 Dead Were Among Prosecutors’ Named Targets

Protests Grow After Rio’s Deadliest Raid as Authorities Name Victims, Cite Major Arms Haul

Wanda Nara Denies Claim Her 2024 Favela Video Was Enabled by Rio’s Comando Vermelho

Rio Police Mega-Raid Leaves At Least 130 Dead as UN and Brasília Press for Answers

Rio Favela Raids: Ombuds Office Counts 132 Dead as State Defends Operation

Rio Favela Raids Leave At Least 64 Dead as Police Press Offensive on Comando Vermelho

Brazilian Influencer Iza Paiva Held in Preventive Detention Over Alleged Use of Comando Vermelho

Rio Police Escalate Operação Contenção: 19 Arrested, 7 Killed, Cash-Collection Urns Found

PF's 'Xeque-Mate' Targets Comando Vermelho's Amazonas Command With R$122 Million Frozen