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 atta
Brazilian soldiers holding FN FALs in a favela.
Comando Vermelho
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Comando Vermelho, is a Brazilian criminal organization engaged primarily in drugs and arms trafficking. The group, originally known as Falange Vermelha, was formed in 1979 as an alliance between ordin
2010 Rio de Janeiro security crisis
…Federal Police Brazilian Federal Highway Police Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro State Military Police BOPE Rio de Janeiro State Civil Police CORE Gangs: Comando Vermelho Commanders and leaders Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Nelson Jobim Sérgio Cabral Filho José Mariano Beltrame General Sardenberg Colonel Duarte Luciano…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the Comando Vermelho (CV) as a terrorist organization on May 28, 2026.