2010 Rio de Janeiro Security Crisis

2010 Rio de Janeiro Security Crisis
Brazilian soldiers holding FN FALs in a favela.
Date November 21–28, 2010 Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Result Occupation of Vila Cruzeiro and Complexo do Alemão by the government forces, security restored in the city.
Belligerents
Brazil: Brazilian Intelligence Agency Brazilian Armed Forces Brazilian Army Brazilian Navy Brazilian Marine Corps Brazilian Air Force Ministry of Justice Brazilian Federal Police Brazilian Federal Highway Police Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro State Military Police BOPE Rio de Janeiro State Civil Police CORE	Gangs: Comando Vermelho Amigos dos Amigos Other gangs
Commanders and leaders
Luis Inácio Lula da Silva Nelson Jobim Sérgio Cabral Filho José Mariano Beltrame General Sardenberg Colonel Duarte	Gideones de Lima Santos (Pezão) and Fabiano Atanásio da Silva (FB)
Strength
21,000 men of Military Police and Civil Police BOPE CORE 12 Police armored vehicles (caveirões) 500 soldiers Brazilian Marines 6 M-113 6 Mowag Piranha III 5 AAV7A1 800 Paratroopers from Brazilian Army 2 EE-9 Cascavel 6 EE-11 Urutu 9 Helicopters	400-600 men in Complexo do Alemão and Vila Cruzeiro thousands of Comando Vermelho men in other favelas
Casualties and losses
3 military policemen and 1 paratrooper soldier wounded	200 arrested 39 killed in clash with security forces
2 civilians killed during the violence

Brazil:

Brazilian Armed Forces

Ministry of Justice

Rio de Janeiro

Gangs:

21,000 men of Military Police and Civil Police

500 soldiers Brazilian Marines
6 M-113
6 Mowag Piranha III
5 AAV7A1
800 Paratroopers from Brazilian Army

In November 2010, there was a major security crisis in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and some of its neighboring cities. The city's criminal drug trafficking factions initiated a series of attacks in response to the government placing permanent police forces into Rio's slums.

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