3 hours agoRio de Janeiro: Over 130 dead after the police operation
Periskopi(7 months ago)
(7 months ago)More than 100 people were killed in a police operation against a drug cartel in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Human rights activists criticise the police's harsh actions. The number of those killed during a bloody police operation against the Comando Vermelho criminal gang in Rio de Janeiro [...]
The number of those killed during a bloody police operation against the Commando Vermelho criminal gang in Rio de Janeiro reached at least 132 people. This was announced by Rio de Janeiro's State Attorney's Office. According to Reuters news agency, Rio de Janeiro Federal Police reported 119 deaths after hours of fighting in Alemão and Penha favelas. State government Rio de Janeiro initially confirmed 64 dead, including four police officers. But during Wednesday (29.10) residents of Penha favela pulled dozens of bodies out of surrounding sweats and forest areas and placed them on the main street in the neighborhood, reports DW, broadcast Periscope.
We support everything we did yesterday”
Military police spokesman Marcelo de Menneses Nogueira told Globo TV that he thinks there are more dead people still not registered. People of the favela lined up dead bodies on the street. Many were alone in their underwear. Family members began searching for loved ones, while others mourned for dead relatives.
I've never seen anything comparable to what I'm seeing today, Globo activist Raul Santiago told TV. “This is something new. Brutal and violent on a previously unknown level. ”
“Operation was the bloodiest police action in the history of Rio de Janeiro state. Despite the number of victims, however, Governor Cláudio Castro called the operation a success. We support everything we did yesterday, he said, expressing condolences to the families of four officers killed. The only “the victims yesterday were police officers.” he said
Commando Vermelho engaged in drug trafficking
Commando Vermelho is one of the biggest criminal cartels in Brazil and is mainly involved in drug trafficking. According to authorities during the operation, 81 suspects were arrested, including a regional leader of the group, as well as the chief of finance of one of the gang's leading bosses.
Police also seized over 90 automatic weapons and more than 200kg of drugs. After the operation, ten senior heads of Comando Vermelho, who are in prison, were transferred to a maximum security prison. They have allegedly ordered acts of revenge against security forces. /Persycope/
