At least three people were shot, including a military police officer. Residents of the affected communities reported intense exchanges of gunfire and there were also reports of home invasions, according to local media.
Rio de Janeiro security forces detained, this Wednesday, seven suspected members of Comando Vermelho, one of the largest criminal factions in Brazil, in a new phase of the Torniquete operation carried out in the Alemão and Penha favela complexes.
According to images released by the Military Police, drug traffickers erected barricades and poured oil on the asphalt to prevent the advance of armored vehicles used by police officers deployed there to serve arrest warrants against 14 people in this phase of the operation organized to dismantle the financial core of the criminal organization. .
The targets of the warrants are relatives and operators of the Comando Vermelho financial fund.
At least three people were shot, including a military police officer. Residents of the affected communities reported intense exchanges of gunfire and there were also reports of home invasions, according to local media.
According to residents, police officers are checking cell phones and searching houses without judicial authorization.
The Military Police reported through its social network page that in the joint operation in the favelas of the Alemão complex it is operating an aircraft and 10 armored vehicles and that it has mobilized security agents from 12 battalions in the siege of the areas to guarantee the Civil Police’s actions. and the Public Ministry.
