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2010 Rio de Janeiro security crisis
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In November 2010, there was a major security crisis in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and some of its neighboring cities. The city's criminal drug trafficking factions initiated a series of attacks in response to the government placing permanent police forces[4] into Rio's slums.
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2010 Rio de Janeiro Security Crisis | |||||||
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Part of Armed conflict for control of the favelas in Greater Rio de Janeiro | |||||||
![]() Brazilian soldiers holding FN FALs in a favela. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Luciano Martiniano da Silva (Pezão) and Fabiano Atanásio da Silva (FB) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
21,000 men of Military Police and Civil Police[1] 500 soldiers Brazilian Marines[2]
2 EE-9 Cascavel 6 EE-11 Urutu 9 Helicopters |
400-600 men in Complexo do Alemão and Vila Cruzeiro thousands of Comando Vermelho men in other favelas | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4 wounded |
39 killed 200 arrested | ||||||
2 civilians killed |
In response to the attacks, the local police forces with the aid of the Brazilian Army and Marine Corps initiated a large scale offensive against two of the largest drug trafficking headquarters in the city, located in the Vila Cruzeiro and the neighboring Complexo do Alemão. The operation is considered a success by the government and local media and a large quantity of illegal drugs, weapons and money were confiscated.