Rio de Janeiro Names Sylvio Ciuffo Guerra Secretary of Military Police

Overview

• The decision was formalized in an extraordinary Diário Oficial on Friday, March 20, after Guerra met Gov. Cláudio Castro at Palácio Guanabara.
• Guerra, 57, had been the PM’s subsecretary for Command and Control at the CICC, overseeing the force’s security technology.
• His 34-year career includes commanding the 12th BPM in Niterói, the 4th Area Policing Command, and stints leading the 29th and 36th battalions, according to the reports.
• Castro publicly thanked Menezes for his service, whose tenure included co-commanding Operação Contenção in October, reported to have left 122 dead, including five police officers.
• Local reporting says the choice ended political jockeying over successors, with Guerra on a list advanced by Menezes while allies promoted alternative names such as coronel Pricilla Azevedo.