Police officers murder 9 people, invade homes and prohibit residents' circulation during megaoperation in 13 river slums (updated).
UPDATE 27/02, 18h07: Megaoperations also have the contingent of the Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) and the Battalion of Dogs with dogs (BAC). Both police forces play a central role in genocidal operations promoted by the RJ government in favelas ]
The dead were, on many occasions, left dropped by the PMs. Residents had to collect the corpses and carry them to appropriate places, sometimes under threats and sights of the military. Videos on social networks show residents carrying bloody bodies in different parts of the German complex.
Residents also report that they had their homes invaded by the military police. Videos available on social networks show the military firing from inside the violated homes.
Closed schools and clinics
The right to work was also violated, as small slum merchants were prevented from opening their establishments. On Itararé Avenue, the main road in front of Complexo do Alemão, all trades closed.
Health units also had to stop attending patients today. In German, the Family Clinic (CF) Zilda Arns interrupted the operation, while in Penha the Aloysio Augusto Family Clinic suspended home visits. Already at Maré, CF Jeremias Moraes da Silva also interrupted the operation in the morning, and CF Diniz Batista dos Santos interrupted visits to the houses of residents.
In addition, at least 15 municipal bus lines stopped circulating in the morning. This was because the shots fired during the police mega operation crossed the Garage of the Nossa Senhora de Lourdes Viação in Penha. Buses serve at least 130,000 people.
[Update, 27/02, 6:10 pm: According to the and the local correspondent, the region was still without light due to damage caused to the energy transformer. A resident reported that Light, a large company responsible for the city's power supply notified that it would only climb in the region when the situation “was under control”, leaving residents in the climate of uncertainty about when they will have the basic right to access energy. back]
Climate of revolt
According to netizens, motorcycle taxis of the German complex plan a protest against the police slaughter. It is possible that in other slums the rebellion climate will be repeated. This year alone, residents held protests in Maré, against an operation on February 8, and in Manguinhos, on January 18 . In the tide, A young man was executed at close range by PMs during the protest . The cowardly murder further increased the residents' revolt against police violence.
Today's operations add to the extensive operations list promoted by Governor Claudio Castro against Rio de Janeiro's favelas. So far, Castro is already responsible for 3 of the 5 largest slaughter in the history of RJ. Last year, Governor Genocida received investments from hundreds of millions of reais from the Federal Government to buy new equipment for the police. Castro was also praised by Lula in rallies organized in Rio de Janeiro last year.