UN says it is ‘horrified’ by the operation in Rio and demands a quick investigation

Scenes of war: megaoperation against faction is the most lethal in the history of RJ The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published, this Tuesday (28), a message condemning the police operation that left 64 people dead in Rio de Janeiro. “We are horrified by the ongoing police operation in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which has reportedly resulted in the deaths of more than 60 people, including 4 police officers,” the text says. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp “This deadly operation reinforces the trend of extreme lethal consequences of police operations in marginalized communities in Brazil. We remind the authorities of their obligations under international human rights law and call for quick and effective investigations”, states the note, published on the social network In total, 64 people died, including four police officers. In response to the operation, criminals carried out blockades in different parts of the city. The police action was still ongoing until the last update of this report. Earlier, the State Department advised tourists in Rio to be alert. Operation Megaoperation with around 2,500 civil and military police officers is launched in the Penha and Alemão complexes, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, this Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Jose Lucena/TheNewsS2/Estadão Conteúdo The action is another stage of Operation Containment, a permanent initiative by the state government to combat the advance of Comando Vermelho through territories in Rio de Janeiro. At least 2,500 agents from Rio de Janeiro’s security forces were mobilized to carry out 100 arrest warrants. When the teams arrived, late in the morning on Tuesday, drug traffickers reacted with gunfire and erected burning barricades. A video shows almost 200 shots fired in one minute, amid columns of smoke. The Civil Police also reported that, in retaliation, criminals launched explosives with drones. Others fled in single file through the upper part of the community, in a scene similar to the 2010 escape, during the occupation of Alemão. Furthermore, criminals used vehicles as barricades to close several roads in Rio in retaliation for the mega-operation.

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