Operation Piraña

Operation Piraña
-nanpx -nanpx -nanpx -nanpx -nanpx Clockwise from top: CAPTION ONE • CAPTION TWO • CAPTION THREE • CAPTION FOUR • CAPTION FIVE
Date 20 June 2023 - WIP (first stage) WIP17 March 2024 - ??? Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Brazil Brazilian Armed Forces Polícia Federal Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Guarda Municipal do Rio de Janeiro	Criminal gangs
Commanders and leaders
Diogo da Silva Telo e Meneses Franco dos Santos João de Sousa Almeida	Decentralized
Strength
~100,000	~10,000
Casualties and losses
???	???
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Operation Piraña, also known as the Brazilian drug war, is an armed conflict between the government of Brazil and criminal elements residing within Rio de Janeiro's favelas.