By Fernando Chiocca
November 11, 2025
Last week, on October 28, the deadliest police operation in the history of Brazil was carried out, launched in the Alemão and Penha complexes, in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, which left more than 121 dead, 4 of whom were police officers and the rest members of the Comando Vermelho (CV) faction. Although the CV is known for drug trafficking, the objective of this action was not the war on drugs, but to regain control of territories lost by the state to criminal organizations: "We are acting with maximum force and in an integrated manner to make it clear that the state exercises power.