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Buses Used as Barricades to Stop Operation in Brazil Against Red Command

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Members of a criminal group took control of five buses and used them yesterday as barricades in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to hinder a police operation against the Red Command, informed local authorities to Lusaka. The Rio de Janeiro Military Police informed that the operation in the favela City of God aimed to carry out searches "in places that may be used as a hiding place for criminals and illicit materials". The police action, acco…

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Five buses were kidnapped and used as barricades, on the morning of Wednesday, during an operation of the Military Police in the City of God, in the Southwest Zone of Rio. Collectives were positioned on the Estrada Marechal Miguel Salazar Mendes de Moraes, one of the most busy in the region. There is no information of injured people. Fist of the faith: Police dismantle pyramid scheme in church with false digital bank; loss would be R$ 1 million …

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Red Command members intercepted five buses to block access to the City of God favela, trying to stop a mega-operation of the Military Police. The action ended without arrests, but the climate of tension forced the closure of 14 public schools in the region

·Portugal
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Fourteen public schools suspended activities due to the operation.

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Members of a criminal group took control of five buses and used them today as barricades in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to hinder a police operation against Red Command, local authorities informed Lusaka.

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Five buses were taken and used as blockades on the morning of August 19, 2026, during an action of the Military Police in the City of God, Southwest Zone of Rio. The vehicles were positioned on the Estrada Marechal Miguel Salazar Mendes de Moraes, one of the most moving routes in the region. No victims were registered. Lines [...]

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An operation of the Military Police in the City of God, in the West Zone of Rio, causes immediate reflexes in the routine of the residents on Wednesday (19). The action of the 18th BPM (Jacarepaguá) aims to contain the advance of the Red Command, which has promoted attacks against rival groups to try to expand its territorial domain in the region. During the incursion, [...]

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CNN Brasil broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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