At least 80 people , including civilians, were killed in an hour of fighting .
Rio de Janeiro is on lockdown – all roads and avenues are blocked by barricades and hijacked buses.
Security forces have deployed 2,500 troops against the gangs. Chaos reigns in the north of the city: gunfire, burning cars, and residents afraid to leave their homes. The cartels are using FPV drones to seal off neighborhoods.
In the north of the city, gunshots are heard, cars are burning, and people are afraid to leave their homes.
Governor Claudio Castro accused President Lula da Silva of refusing to send troops to help.
Gaza?
No, Brazil.
Narcoterrorists are taking control of Rio de Janeiro.
The cartel known as Comando Vermelho is a real threat to US citizens.pic.twitter.com/lBIVsLFyPq— Rafael Fontana (@RafaelFontana) October 28, 2025
Cenas de guerra (e de terrorismo por parte do Comando Vermelho) registradas no Rio de Janeiro.
Enquanto a polícia militar foca em criminosos e traficantes armados, os TERRORISTAS do COMANDO VERMELHO atiram BOMBAS com DRONES em policiais e atiram para todos os lados, colocando a… pic.twitter.com/g26WeBv9vg
— Guto Zacarias (@GutoZacariasMBL) October 28, 2025
INACREDITÁVEL! O Governo Federal NEGOU ajuda ao Estado do Rio de Janeiro! Polícia faz Megaoperação ( operação contenção ) no quartel-general do Comando Vermelho nos complexos da Penha e do Alemão. pic.twitter.com/oEWAHIL0XT
— Pri (@Pri_usabr1) October 28, 2025
O governo Lula / Lewandowisk, NEGOU ajuda ao RIO DE JANEIRO.
Acredite !
Lula apoia a bandidagem . pic.twitter.com/fVCOkssuXN— Nanibarbosa (@RosaneBonoro) October 28, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro and arrested 80 suspects Tuesday while sparking shootouts that left at least 10 people dead.
Authorities said the operation included officers in helicopters and armored vehicles and targeted the notorious Red Command in the sprawling low-income favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha.
Police did not confirm any deaths, but reports in local media including the online news website G1 said scores of people were believed killed. An Associated Press journalist saw at least 10 bodies arrive at the Getulio Vargas hospital in Penha, two of them police officers. An unknown number of people were wounded.
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