Tag: Comando Vermelho

• Friday, May 29th 2026 - 23:32 UTC

  Trump labels PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations and Brazil fears intervention

  

  Brazil's government on Friday issued an official note rejecting the decision adopted by the administration of US President Donald Trump to designate Brazil's two main organized crime groups, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and the Comando Vermelho, as terrorist organizations. “We will not accept the use of arbitrary measures from abroad as a pretext to attack our sovereignty and our economy,” the statement warned, while avoiding explicit reference to the US administration. The measure, announced on Thursday, adds both organizations to a list that includes Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, the main Mexican cartels, and the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

  Massive police deployment targets Comando Vermelho leaders in Rio favela

  

  Around 1,000 police officers from the Military and Civil Police forces of Rio de Janeiro were deployed on Thursday in the Complejo do Salgueiro favelas in São Gonçalo to chase leaders of the Comando Vermelho (CV), one of Brazil's largest and most influential criminal organizations.

• Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Indigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there

  

  Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.

• Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

  BBC says legal weapons from Paraguay end up in Comando Vermelho’s hands

  

  A recent report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) found a link between Brazil's infamous Comando Vermelho group's gun supply and Paraguay. Arms legally imported to that country end up in the possession of the outlaw group.

• Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  Argentine-built rifle found in Rio favela gang's arsenal

  

  An Argentine-built FAL rifle was found in the Comando Vermelho (CV) arsenal seized in two Rio de Janeiro favelas after this week's large-scale, deadly raid. In addition, the gang's brutal torture system has been exposed

• Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 07:30 UTC

  Brazil: Law enforcement mission leaves 7 Comando Vermelho suspects dead

  

  A mission carried out on Friday by the Military and Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro against the city's largest criminal organization, the Comando Vermelho, resulted in at least seven deaths and 19 arrests.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

  Police raids leave at least 7 dead in Rio favelas

  

  A large-scale deployment by the Police in various Rio de Janeiro favelas (slums) has left at least seven people dead after gunfights between law enforcement officers and suspected criminals, it was reported. Two servicemen were wounded.