The governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro (PL), informed the minister Alexandre de Moraesdo STF (Supreme Federal Court)this Monday (3), that the weapons seized in the mega-operation cost more than R$12 million.
The government’s mega-operation took place on October 28th, in the Penha and Alemão Complexes. According to the governor, the action followed constitutional principles and legal norms.
According to the report sent to the Supreme Court, the criminals carried weapons, such as automatic rifles for military use in calibers 5.56 x 45 mm, 7.62 x 39 mm and 7.62 x 51 mm; very high-powered weapons (.50 and .30); grenades; pistols with “burst kit”; in addition to military explosives and improvised explosive devices.
The report says that “the confiscated weapons alone have a value of more than R$12 million.”
According to the report, a total of 122 weapons were seized. Of this number, there are 96 rifles, 25 pistols and one revolver. The police also seized around 5,600 ammunition.
This Monday, Castro was heard by the minister at the CICC (Integrated Command and Control Center), in Cidade Nova, central region of the capital of Rio de Janeiro. The meeting lasted around 2h30min.
During the hearing, the governor of Rio presented data on the planning and execution of the mega-operation that left 121 people dead.
The central objective of the operation was to capture the leader of the CV (Comando Vermelho), Edgar de Andrade, better known as Doca, according to the governor. “The intelligence analysis showed a hierarchical and functional structure, with division of tasks into different levels of trafficking,” the document says.
ADPF of Favelas
Minister Alexandre de Moraes is temporary rapporteur of the ADPF das Favelas — Claim of Non-Compliance with Fundamental Precept) No. 635 — while the replacement for retired minister Luís Roberto Barroso is not appointed. The former president of the STF is the former rapporteur of the case.
The ADPF das Favelas was filed with the Supreme Court in 2019 by the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party). In the initial request, the party questions police violence in operations in Rio de Janeiro communities and seeks to establish guidelines to reduce police lethality.
In April this year, the Court reached a consensus on the ADPF of Favelas and partially approved a plan from the Rio government.
The signed treaty determined that the Rio de Janeiro government would develop a plan to retake territories controlled by criminal organizations and present more transparent data on police operations involving deaths.
