Rio Police Launch Major Maré Operation With 200 Officers Targeting TCP Strongholds

Overview

• Roughly 200 military police and 10 armored vehicles entered Complexo da Maré before dawn, with the action still underway.
• Specialized units including Bope, the 22nd BPM (Maré), the Shock Battalion, and Recom are operating with intelligence support.
• The operation focuses on areas identified as under TCP influence: Conjunto Esperança, Vila dos Pinheiros, Vila do João, Timbau, Baixa do Sapateiro, and Salsa e Merengue.
• Residents reported intense gunfire through the morning and burning barricades at access points to several communities.
• The Expressway Policing Battalion increased patrols on major routes that cross the area, and authorities have not released arrest or casualty figures.