Ghana, Malaysia and even Hong Kong: mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro, the most lethal in the state’s history, has repercussions around the world

Megaoperation RJ: bodies are being taken to the IML in Niterói The megaoperation in Rio de Janeiro against the Comando Vermelho (CV) had repercussions in different corners of the world, from Europe to Asia, from South Africa to Hong Kong, passing through Ghana, Malaysia and Norway. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The operation was launched on Tuesday (28) in the Alemão and Penha complexes and gained wide international attention due to the scenes of violence and the number of deaths — this Wednesday (29), at the time of this publication, there are more than 120 deaths confirmed by the Rio government, after dozens of bodies were found in a forest close to the communities. Drone image shows bodies taken to the square in Complexo da Penha, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, on October 29, 2025. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters The repercussion went beyond the large vehicles that have correspondents in Brazil, such as the “New York Times”, the “Guardian” and “El País”, for example. See below some of the websites on which the Rio de Janeiro police operation appeared: Citi Newsroom (Ghana) Malaymail (Malaysia) Aftenposten (Norway) MyNews (Hong Kong) Nova News (South Africa) Citi Newsroom, from Ghana Reproduction of an article from the Citi Newsroom newspaper, from Ghana, about the mega-operation against the Red Command in Rio de Janeiro on October 29, 2025. Reproduction The Ghanaian website “Citi Newsroom” highlighted in its title the mega-operation in Rio and related it to COP30, the UN climate conference, which will take place in Belém in November, due to the temporal proximity between the two. Malaymail, Malaysia Reproduction of an article from the Malay Mail newspaper, Malaysia, about the mega-operation against the Red Command in Rio de Janeiro on October 29, 2025. Reproduction The Malaysian newspaper “Malaymail” described the scene of bodies piled up on the streets of Rio and mentioned that around 2,500 agents with heavy weapons participated in the operation against the CV. The report also highlighted the columns of smoke seen on the city’s skyline throughout the day on Tuesday. Aftenposten, from Norway Reproduction of an article from the newspaper Aftenposten, from Norway, about the mega-operation against the Red Command in Rio de Janeiro on October 29, 2025. Reproduction The Norwegian “Aftenposten” highlighted that the UN said it was “horrified” by the operation in Rio de Janeiro and called it “brutal”. The report also highlighted that the mega-operation headed by governor Cláudio Castro (PL-RJ) “is described as the bloodiest ever carried out against factional criminals in the Brazilian metropolis.” MyNews, from Hong Kong Reproduction of an article from the South China Morning Post, from Hong Kong, about the mega-operation against the Red Command in Rio de Janeiro on October 29, 2025. Reproduction The Hong Kong newspaper “MyNews” described the mega-operation in Rio as “warlike”, or “like a war”, in the Portuguese translation. The vehicle also talks about the response from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which said in a statement that it was “horrified” by the events in Rio’s North Zone. Nova News, from South Africa News from the newspaper NOVANews, from South Africa, about the operation in Rio Reproduction “Shots were heard in the area close to Rio’s international airport, and smoke was rising from several fires on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after the police operations began”, said the South African newspaper, which classified the episode as “unprecedented violence”. The publication also talks about the stoppage of bus lines and road blockages, which left many Rio residents with no way to get home.

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