SÃO JOSÉ DO MIPIBU, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil — January 17, 2026: Members of the SDC gang brutally beheaded three men in São José do Mipibu, claiming the victims belonged to the rival CV-RN (Comando Vermelho do Rio Grande do Norte) faction linked to Rio de Janeiro’s CV. SDC-affiliated social media accounts posted celebrations of the decapitations and justified the killings as retaliation against CV-RN.
Supporters of CV-RN quickly countered online, insisting the three young men were completely innocent civilians with no ties to any criminal faction.
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