A shooting on Monday morning at the Maré complex left at least three dead and forced the closure of roads in Rio de Janeiro. The police confirm that some suspects died after being shot and that the Linha Vermelha – one of the main lines in Rio de Janeiro – had traffic stopped after the police operation, according to local media.
On social networks there are several videos of drivers and passengers of cars that circulated on the Red Line and had to take refuge behind the central separators of the road, to protect themselves from stray bullets fired in the clashes.
According to Globo, citing a local government source, it was an emergency operation after an attempted invasion between rivals from two favelas was identified. The Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), the Coordination of Operations and Special Resources, the elite forces of the Military Police and the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, a total of 180 agents, armored cars and helicopters were at the scene. .
SHOOTING IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Operation in the Complexo da Maré (RJ) leaves 3 dead, causes shootings and closes roads in Rio de Janeiro. According to police, the suspects were shot and killed; The Red Line has stopped traffic
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For almost two hours there were also restrictions on movement on the Yellow Line after several cars began to circulate in the opposite direction. At 7 a.m. local time (11 a.m. in Lisbon) the Military Police even shut down the Red Line after the criminal suspects ran down the road and the police tried to intercept them, resulting in an exchange of Shots fired on the run and an attempted capture.
Meanwhile, those who traveled the tracks did what they could: try to hide behind cars or the center and side dividers of the tracks.
The operation began in the early hours of the morning, so there are several services in the favela that did not open this Monday, including schools and health centers, for example.
Less than a week ago, in the final of a soccer championship at the Complexo da Maré, in the Nova Holanda favela, which pitted teams from the Rubens Vaz and Parque União favelas – all in the Maré complex – against each other, the Celebrations were based on bursts of shots.
At that time, the Brazilian Civil Police took advantage of the images that circulated on social networks as evidence to investigate an investigation related to drug trafficking in the Complexo da Maré.
Source: Observadora
