Man dies in confrontation with BOPE in the Complexo da Maré.
The Special Operations Battalion (BOPE), with support from the Shock Battalion, in four favelas of the Complexo da Mar, in the North Zone, on Friday morning, left one dead; drugs, a pistol and ammunition were seized.
Rio247 - The operation by the Special Operations Battalion (BOPE), with support from the Shock Battalion, in four favelas of the Complexo da Maré, in the North Zone, on Friday morning, left one dead. A man, suspected of belonging to the drug trade, died at Bonsucesso Hospital after exchanging gunfire with police officers.
Approximately 120 military personnel searched the communities of Nova Holanda, Baixa do Sapateiro, Timbau, and Parque União. Drugs, a pistol, and ammunition were seized and taken to the 21st Police Precinct in Bonsucesso.