Updated: 4 Dec
A police operation targeting Comando Vermelho in Rio de Janeiro resulted in 121 deaths, including five police officers, and triggered calls from the United Nations Human Rights Commission and the Brazilian Supreme Court for investigations.The launch of the latest Historical Map of Armed Groups in Rio revealed that one-third of the metropolitan population lives under criminal faction control, as ongoing legislative debates focus on measures such as the Anti-Faction Bill and sociologist Daniel Hirata analyzes the situation publicly.
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