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The Vila Cruzeiro shootout (Portuguese: chacina da Vila Cruzeiro) [6] took place on 24 May 2022 in the favela of the same name in Rio de Janeiro, during a joint operation by the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), the Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police [7] that resulted in at least 26 people killed by gunshots or cutting objects.
Comando Vermelho (Portuguese: [koˈmɐ̃du veʁˈmeʎu], Red Command or Red Commando), also known as CV, is a Brazilian criminal organization engaged primarily in drug trafficking, arms trafficking, protection racketeering, kidnapping-for-ransom, hijacking of armored trucks, loansharking, irregular warfare, narco-terrorism, and turf wars against rival criminal organizations, such as Primeiro ...
Favelas are associated with poverty. Brazil's favelas are the result of the unequal distribution of wealth in the country. Brazil is one of the most economically unequal countries in the world, with the top 10 percent of its population earning 50 percent of the national income and about 8.5 percent of all people living below the poverty line. [22]
Rocinha. Rocinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɔˈsĩɲɐ], little farm) is a favela in Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro 's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beach. Most of the favela is on a very steep ...
On 6 May 2021, at least 29 people were killed in a shootout between police and drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2][3] The raid occurred in Jacarezinho, Rio de Janeiro, [4] a favela notable for its high crime rate. The raid occurred at approximately 11 a.m. local time, following reports that a local drug gang was recruiting children.
Rio de Janeiro (for a complete list, see the Portuguese WikiPedia article: Lista de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro) Babilônia. Benjamin Constant. Cajueiro. Cantagalo–Pavão–Pavãozinho. Chácara do Céu. Chapéu Mangueira. Cidade de Deus. Complexo do Lins.
Casualties and losses. 700+ deaths [2][3][4][5] The armed conflict for control of the favelas in Greater Rio de Janeiro or simply Civil conflict for control of the favelas is an ongoing conflict between Brazilian militias, organized criminal groups Comando Vermelho, Amigos dos Amigos, Terceiro Comando Puro and the Brazilian state.
4 wounded. 39 killed. 200 arrested. 2 civilians killed. In November 2010, there was a major security crisis in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and some of its neighboring cities. The city's criminal drug trafficking factions initiated a series of attacks in response to the government placing permanent police forces [4] into Rio's slums.