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Rio De Janeiro: Claudio Castro, the Governor Behind the Deadliest Police Raid in the State's History

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The police operation that reportedly left 120 people dead in the favelas of Rio on Tuesday was ordered by the 46-year-old conservative governor, who oversees one of the most lethal police forces in the country.

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Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski stated this Friday that the governor of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castro (PL), was "infact" saying that he was not looking for an action from the Legal and Order Guarantee (GLO) in the State. The statement was made after the Minister met with Castro to discuss the decouplings of the mega operation that left 121 dead in the complexes of the Penha and of Germany in the Northern Zone of the city. — The governor wi…

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The three most lethal police operations of Rio de Janeiro since 2007 took place during the management of Governor Claudio Castro (PL). The most recent, baptized of Operation Content, was drowned on this Wednesday (28), against the Red Command (CV), in the complexes of Germany and the Penha, and left at least 121 dead, according to the Civil Police. The number exceeds the number of Jacarezinho (2021) and Villa Cruzeiro (2022), becoming the most l…

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A city in chaos and panic. More than a hundred dead, among them: "suspects," police officers, and unidentified residents. This is the toll of the police operation that transformed the Penha and Alemão complexes, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, into a war zone. This police operation, which ended up being the one with the highest number of deaths in the history of Rio de Janeiro, reveals the institutionalization of a war doctrine that, for de…

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Esquerda Online broke the news in on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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