SAA

SAA event in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - West Zone area, Brazil on Fri 21st November 2025

21st November 2025

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On 21 November 2025, in Rio de Janeiro - West Zone (Rio de Janeiro), the civil police exchanged fire with CV members during a police operation in the Cidade de Deus neighborhood. Agents shot and killed a drug trafficker who posted videos on social media claiming he was responsible for the killing of a civil police officer on 19 May 2025 in the region (coded separately). 1 fatality.

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Rio de Janeiro ( Rio de Janeiro - West Zone area )

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