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Story summary
- On March 18, 2026, the BOPE unit raided Rio de Janeiro and killed Claudio Augusto dos Santos, a drug lord linked to Comando Vermelho.
- About 150 officers were involved, and six other suspects and a local resident were killed.
- Gang members set a bus on fire and disrupted traffic.
- Meanwhile, Brazilian police began an operation against drug and arms trafficking; the Lula government opposed labeling the gangs as terrorists.
