RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The city of Rio recorded two major police operations on Tuesday morning, October 27th. In the largest of them, some 300 Civil Police officers were deployed to the Complexo da Maré to try to arrest members of Rio’s largest criminal faction. In another operation, BOPE police (tactical unit of the State Police) were sent up Morro da Mangueira and shots were exchanged.
The Civil Police will report on the operation in Maré later, but according to TV Globo, five people had been arrested by 8:30 AM. In addition to the officers, the operation relied on five armored vehicles and a helicopter. Part of Avenida Brasil, which runs opposite the favela complex, was closed so that police vehicles could park.
In another operation, BOPE officers went up to Morro da Mangueira, also in the north zone. Residents recorded heavy gunfire in the region on social media. One man was wounded, had a rifle seized and was rushed to Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital.
Source: Estadão Conteúdo