In total, four police officers died in the mega-operation carried out last week in Rio de Janeiro. The most lethal action in the history of Rio de Janeiro left 121 people dead. Images reveal a moment of tension, with police officers injured during a confrontation with criminals in Complexo do Alemão and Penha.
In one of the videos released by the state government of Rio de Janeiro, it is possible to see Corporal Oliveira, from Bope (Special Police Operations Battalion) injured in the left thigh after being shot during an exchange of fire with members of the Red Command.
Colleagues work to protect the life of the injured police officer in the Alemão forest area. During a tense moment, one of the officers states ““The armored vehicle doesn’t go up here, we’re going to have to go down with it”.
See images of police officers helping an injured colleague;
Megaoperation
The operation involved the participation of 2,500 Civil and Military Police officers. In total, 121 people died, including 117 suspects and four police officers.. 113 individuals were arrested and 120 weapons were seized, 93 of which were rifles. The loss to organized crime is estimated at R$12.8 million.
To date, none of the dead were on the Operation’s list of those reported, second excerpt from the complaint by Gaeco (Specialized Action Group to Combat Organized Crime), with details of the preparation of the attack against Comando Vermelho, according to investigation by the CNN Brasil, who had access to the document.
