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DRUG TRAFFICKERS’ OFFENSIVE – RED COMMAND ATTACKS THE CRADLE OF THE MILITIA’S AND ESCALATES VIOLENCE IN THE WEST ZONE

Summary

Drug traffickers have been waging war for a few months against a group of militias to conquer a group of favelas traditionally controlled by the paramilitary groups in Rio’s West Zone. The consequences of this conflict have been already observed with record numbers of homicides and several shootouts reported, affecting the routine of important streets in the city, like Ayrton Senna Ave. and Linha Amarela Express Way. In the big scope, this is part of a larger operation promoted by the Red Command (CV) to fight back the militias’ expansion in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area since 2016. If the security forces are not able to contain the fights, the region could become a conflict zone, just like Praça Seca, also in the West Zone.

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