MEDIUMacled · L2 · armed_conflict2025-04-10
[Brazil] Battles: Armed clash
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On 10 April 2025, in Rio de Janeiro - North Zone (Rio de Janeiro), the military police exchanged gunfire with drug traffickers in the Mare Complex. The operation targeted drug trafficking and vehicle theft. A confrontation occurred on Brasil Avenue in the Nova Holanda community, where suspects fled but left behind narcotics and rifle magazines. Municipal schools and health units suspended services. Agents removed barricades set up by traffickers to block armoured vehicles and limit access for residents and ambulances. There were no casualties.
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Occurred
- 2025-04-10
- Country
- Brazil
- Event type
- armed_conflict
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