Shooting scares residents of Morro dos Macacos again | Rio de Janeiro

Rio – An intense shooting once again frightened residents of Morro dos Macacos, in Vila Isabel, in the North Zone, during the early hours of this Thursday (2). The region has been the target of constant clashes due to a dispute over territory between rival criminals.

According to the Military Police, agents from the Morro dos Macacos Pacification Police Unit (UPP/Macacos) were called to check information about gunshots in the forested area of ​​the community. However, the suspects managed to escape before teams arrived. Policing was reinforced in the region.

On social media, images recorded by residents show the intense exchange of gunfire. At one point, one of the shots hit a transformer, which exploded, leaving part of the community without power.

VILA ISABEL – MORRO DOS MACACOS

Confrontation between rival drug dealers, CV x TCP for community dominance in the North Zone of Rio.

Shots at Morro dos Macacos in Vila Isabel near the Noel Rosa Tunnel. Be careful in the region.#bols #leisecarj #Madonna #river pic.twitter.com/V2toceZrKx

— Blitz RJ Oficial (@blitzRJoficial) May 2, 2024

Since January this year, Morro dos Macacos has faced clashes between drug traffickers. On January 6th at least three suspects were injured after an attempted break-in of criminals from the Red Command of Manguinhos and Morro do São João to the community.

In March, a Military Police sergeant was shot during a shootout in Morro dos Macacos. At the time, teams from the region’s Pacification Police Unit (UPP) were carrying out an operation in the community, due to an intense confrontation between rival drug dealers. Amidst the gunfire, the military police officer, whose identity was not revealed, ended up being hit and rescued by military personnel.

At the beginning of April, three people died during yet another invasion attempt of CV bandits from the São João community, in Engenho Novo, also in the North Zone. Inside the community, two people, identified as Ítalo Bruno do Carmo, 21, and João Victor de Oliveira Soares, 19, died. Nearby, André Oliveira Vieira, 41, was shot at on Rua Souza Franco and died at the scene.

At the end of April, Residents experienced two consecutive days of intense shooting in the region. In one of them, another transformer was also hit. At the time, policing was reinforced in the community.