The operation aimed at “combating the territorial expansion” of a criminal group, authorities has said
At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, CNN Brasil wrote citing state security forces. Among those killed at least 60 people believed to be criminals, two civil police officers, and two military police officers.
Rio de Janeiro State Governor Cláudio Castro said that the death toll may rise as the operation is ongoing.
Videos published online allegedly show several fires in the area of the raid, with audible gunfire in the background.
According to the authorities, they launched the operation aiming to “combat the territorial expansion” of the Comando Vermelho criminal group.
It looks like the Gaza Strip but it’s just Rio de Janeiro aka Afghanistan, Brazil in yet another disastrous operation to contain the Red Command that turned the city into a war zone. pic.twitter.com/49Dm2piXtz
— mel ⁷ (@dracomalfoxy) October 28, 2025
The operation was in the works for over a year, the government said, and involvedmore than 2,500 military and civilian police personnel.
No, this is not the Gaza Strip. It is Rio de Janeiro, the heart of a country that has lost control of its own territory. Today it was urban war, real war. Drones launching grenades, burning barricades, people hiding inside their homes while the State tried to take back… pic.twitter.com/dyepArvukC
— Lopez (@Zack_lope) October 28, 2025
At least 81 people have been arrested so far. Two suspects who were shot are in custody at Penha Hospital, CNN Brasil added. In total, approximately 2,500 police officers were involved in the operation.
Rio de Janeiro authorities regularly conduct raids in favelas as part of the fight against organized crime. The current operation, however, is the deadliest in the city’s history.
