Operation Piraña

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Operation Piraña
Clockwise from top: CAPTION ONE • CAPTION TWO • CAPTION THREE • CAPTION FOUR • CAPTION FIVE
Date20 June 2023 - 25 July 2023 (preliminary stage)
25 July 2023 - ???
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.