| Armed conflict for control of the favelas |
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| Part of Violent crime and Illegal drug trade in Brazil during the spillover of the war on drugs |
Clockwise from top left:
- Soldiers patrolling the Complexo do Alemão during a police operation
- Bus set on fire by cartel members in response to the occupation of Complexo da Penha
- Military police entering Complexo do Alemão
- Security forces patrol the Rocinha favela
- CORE armored car next to a vehicle set ablaze during Operation Containment
- ADA graffiti on the walls of the Rocinha favela
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| Date | 27 December 2006 – present |
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| Status |
Ongoing
- Militias control 60% of Rio's favelas
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| Commanders and leaders |
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- Edgard Alves de Andrade
- André Macedo Oliveira
- Marcos Roberto de Almeida
- Coronel Bruno da Silva Loureiro
- Álvaro Malaquias Santa Rosa
- Alexandre Bandeira de Melo
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- Coronel Jairo
- Jerônimo Guimarães Filho †
- Carlos Alexandre Silva Cavalcante †
- Adriano Magalhães da Nóbrega †
- Ricardo Teixeira Cruz
- Aldemar Almeida dos Santos
- Toni Ângelo de Souza Aguiar
- Tandera Danilo Dias Lima
- Delson Lima Neto †
- Marco Antônio Figueiredo Martins †
- Maciel Valente de Souza †
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The armed conflict for control of the favelas (also known as the "civil conflict for control of the favelas") is an ongoing conflict fought mainly between police militias, drug cartels and federal (or state) security forces in Brazil.