Federal Police Say Rio PM Bodycam Videos Missing, Seek 90 Days for Contenção Review

Overview

• The Federal Police, in a filing to the Supreme Court on Monday, said they still lack the Military Police bodycam recordings from the October 2025 Operation Contenção that left 122 people dead.
• Investigators reported receiving only Civil Police footage from CORE, roughly 400 hours in total, with two files unreadable and one unlabeled, and no access to BOPE recordings from the unit with the largest deployment.
• Director Andrei Rodrigues asked Minister Alexandre de Moraes to extend the 15‑day deadline to 90 days, saying a 10‑person forensic team cannot examine the volume and fix file issues in the shorter window.
• Rio’s public security secretariat countered that it already sent all requested material to the court, and case records cited by local press note a February 13 submission identified by file hashes, though the Federal Police say they have not received the PM videos.
• Separately, the Prosecutor General asked the court to order full access to autopsy and forensic reports from the state coroner, arguing that restricted access has blocked oversight and delayed answers for families under the ADPF das Favelas case.