Moraes demands explanations from MP, CNJ and Rio government for operation with 122 deaths
The minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ), the National Council of Justice (CNJ) and the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro to provide clarifications on the role in the mega-operation, which left 122 dead, including five police officers, in October last year, in the Alemão and Penha complexes, in the north of the capital. The decision was published this Thursday, 5th, in the ADPF das Favelas, which deals with public security policy in the State.
Considered the most lethal police operation in the country’s history, the action targeted the criminal faction Comando Vermelho (CV). After the operation, the Commission on Human Rights, Minorities and Racial Equality of the Chamber of Deputies concluded, in a report, that there was a “serious violation of human rights, with consistent evidence of executions, torture, concealment of corpses, tampering with crime scenes and institutional abuse”.
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When contacted, the Rio government stated that it has not yet been notified and that, when it is, it will comply with all STF determinations within the established deadlines.
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In the order, Moraes stated that the set of statements presented in the files contains “sometimes contradictory” information and that additional clarifications are still needed to evaluate both Operation Containment and compliance with the STF’s structuring decisions on public security in Rio.
The minister granted a period of five days for the MPRJ to clarify its participation in all stages of the operation, especially in the exercise of external control of police activity. Moraes demands that the body detail why this task was carried out by the Specialized Action Group for Combating Organized Crime (Gaeco) – and not by the Specialized Action Group for Public Security (Gaesp) -, in addition to demanding the presentation of the protocol adopted in the case, indicating the responsible members and the measures taken.
Created in February 2025, Gaesp was established precisely to monitor lethality and possible human rights violations in police operations, in addition to monitoring compliance with STF decisions in the ADPF das Favelas and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Moraes ordered the CNJ to inform the current stage of the analysis of the Strategic Territorial Reoccupation Plan presented by the state government in December, after the operation.
As for the government of Rio, the minister ordered that all cameras and images captured during Operation Containment be sent to the General Directorate of the Federal Police for examination, with transcription and technical report, within 15 days after shipment.
Megaoperation against the CV
The mega-operation against the Red Command (CV) in the Alemão and Penha complexes was the most lethal in the country’s history. Launched on October 28, the action mobilized the civil and military police to carry out 180 arrest and search and seizure warrants. In addition to the 122 deaths, there were also road blockages and suspension of services in several regions of the city.
According to the Rio government, the objective was to contain the faction’s advance and arrest criminal leaders. At the time, governor Cláudio Castro (PL) classified the operation as “a success”. The State Public Defender’s Office, in turn, pointed out signs of illegalities and rights violations during the action.
What is ADPF das Favelas
The ADPF (Argution of Non-Compliance with a Fundamental Precept) is an action filed with the STF to avoid or repair damage to a fundamental precept resulting from an act of public authority. In the case of ADPF das Favelas, the Court ordered a series of measures to the government of Rio de Janeiro to reduce police lethality in the State and establish stricter parameters for operations in communities.
Minister Alexandre de Moraes temporarily took over reporting on the action after Minister Luís Roberto Barroso anticipated his retirement. Barroso had inherited the case when Minister Edson Fachin, the original rapporteur, assumed the presidency of the STF.
