In a violent escalation of Rio de Janeiro’s ongoing gang conflict, drug traffickers from the notorious Comando Vermelho (CV) stormed into the North Zone yesterday, allegedly seizing control from the rival faction Terceiro Comando Puro (TCP). The area, long controlled by TCP, witnessed intense gunfire and chaos as CV fighters asserted dominance.
Amid the takeover, a man identified only as “G” — believed to be a member of Comando Vermelho — was killed in a brutal and graphic manner. Shocking footage circulating online shows his lifeless, naked body being dragged, with his head visibly blown apart, a scene that underscores the extreme brutality of Brazil’s drug war.
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