After the mega-operation last Tuesday (28), the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro held a press conference this Friday afternoon (31) to give a general overview of Operation Containment.
The PCRJ stated that the CV (Comando Vermelho) traded around 50 rifles per month in Complexo do Alemão and Morro da Penha. The number of 121 deaths was also confirmed – 4 police officers and 117 civilians.
The survey also showed that the faction’s cash flow in these areas moved around 10 tons of drugs per month.
The Operation Containment investigation revealed that Alemão and Penha operated as CV supply hubs. From these regions, drugs and weapons were distributed to other communities controlled by the criminal group.
According to PCRJ, at least 24 communities in Rio de Janeiro — including the Salgueiro Complexin São Gonçalo, the Rocinhao Maré Complexo Jacarezinho and the Lins Complex – they are directly supplied by these illicit flows.
Already megaoperation on Tuesday (28), were seized more than 100 rifles.
Europe’s weapons, drones and camouflage clothing
Over the years, the CV (Comando Vermelho) has improved the “arsenal of war” that it uses in clashes against the police and rival groups in Rio de Janeiro.
During Tuesday’s megaoperation (28), the most lethal in Brazil’s history, members of the faction used weapons manufactured in Europe, technologies such as drones, as well as camouflage clothing.
The new tactics in “field battles” and the weapons used show a kind of. Weapons used by the armed forces of South American countries were found among the 91 rifles seized during the police action.
Among the weapons seized are models of . The rifles seized are mostly 5.56 and 7.62 calibers, manufactured mainly on the Old Continent. According to the Civil Police, many arrive in Brazil via routes that pass through Paraguay.
Evidence suggests that criminals only transport parts of the weapons and that they complete the components with parts acquired legally over the internet.
According to Paulo Storani, former BOPE captain, today the CV has access to weapons such as G3 model rifles, a weapon considered extremely sophisticated.
According to him, they are seen in the possession of members of the AKs-47 faction, a model of rifle used by European and Venezuelan armies, and FAls, a type used by the Brazilian armed forces.
According to the security forces, during the mega-operation on Tuesday (28), the Red Command factionalized against the security force agents.
Furthermore, technological equipment is used by the faction to monitor police actions.
The MPRJ complaint, which served as a starting point for the operation, highlights how crime has modernized. According to the document, Carlos was responsible for guiding the acquisition of surveillance drones.
There are even exchanges of messages between him and another accused known as “Grandão”, about the use of higher technology drones to carry out, for example, night monitoring.
“We have to adapt to technology, understand?”, said “Gardenal” in one of the messages.
