A Major War With Drug Cartels Has Broken Out In Brazil
- 28.10.2025, 22:50
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Cartel members began using FPV drones, blocking exits from Rio de Janeiro neighborhoods.
At least 60 people, including four police officers, were killed in a large-scale operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, television stations GloboNews and CNN Brasil reported. That was double the official figures released by state authorities earlier today, writes Reuters.
State Governor Claudio Castro said the operation, involving some 2,500 law enforcers and 32 armored vehicles, took place in the favelas of Alemão and Penha, densely populated, poor areas on the outskirts of Rio. Its goal was to disarm members of the powerful Comando Vermelho (Red Team) criminal group.
"We stand firm in the fight against narco-terrorism," the governor said on social media.
Cartel members began using FPV drones, blocking exits from the neighborhoods. Castro accused President Lula da Silva of refusing to send the military to help.
Official reports say 18 people suspected of links to drug trafficking are among the dead. At the same time, sources in the Brazilian media report that the actual number of victims is much higher.
In the course of the operation, authorities reported 56 detainees and the execution of more than 250 arrest and search warrants. About 50 medical and educational facilities were disrupted due to the shootings, and bus routes had to be altered to avoid war zones.
The operation took place days before a series of international events that Rio de Janeiro will host: the C40 Mayors Summit and Prince William's Earthshot Award ceremony, which will be attended by international celebrities including Kylie Minogue and four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel.
The events are part of preparations for the global climate summit COP30, which will be held in Belém, in northern Brazil, from November 10 to 21.
Scale police operations on the eve of major international events are a familiar practice for Rio de Janeiro, which has previously hosted matches at the 2014 World Cup, the 2016 Olympics, and the G20 and BRICS summits. But this time, the number of victims made the current operation one of the bloodiest in the city's history.
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