Brazilian Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Sunday demanded the preservation of all documentation and material evidence pertaining to “Operation Containment,” the massive security operation in Rio de Janeiro against the deadly Comando Vermelho (“Red Command”) drug-trafficking gang.
The ruling stems from a request issued by the Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) amid complaints of alleged non-compliance with the terms of a Brazilian socialist party-promoted 2019 lawsuit limiting lethal police action in Rio favelas.
Last week, some 2,500 officials from Rio’s civil and military law enforcement agencies conducted “Operation Containment,” a massive security operation in the Complexo do Alemão and Penha favelas against Red Command, one of Brazil’s most dangerous gangs, to curb the gang’s territorial expansion plans in the two northern Rio favelas.
Red Command responded to the security operation with an intense, war-like battle against Rio law enforcement, placing burning barricades and using drones to launch bombs at officers. “Operation Containment,” authorized by Rio de Janeiro governor Cláudio Castro, is widely described as the most lethal security operation in the c
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