Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Brazil Probes Threat to COP30 Host City Power Grid After Rio Raid
Imagine a big meeting about taking care of our planet, called COP30, is going to happen in a city in Brazil called Belem.
Just before this meeting, something strange happened.
Someone called the people who run the electricity in Belem and made a threat.
They said they wanted the electricity work to stop.
This person said they were part of a group called Comando Vermelho.
This group was just in a big fight with the police in another city, Rio de Janeiro, where sadly many people died.
Now, the government in Brazil is trying to figure out if this threat to the electricity is connected to that fight and if it's a real danger to the big planet meeting.
They want to make sure everything is safe for the important climate talks.
Brazilian authorities are investigating a threat made against an energy substation in Belem, the city hosting the upcoming COP30 climate summit.
The threat was reported by Verene Energia, the company managing the Belem-Marituba substation, on October 30th.
The individual making the threat identified himself as a member of the Comando Vermelho gang, which was recently targeted in a deadly police operation in Rio de Janeiro.
Demands included the suspension of work and daily interruptions of operations at the substation, raising concerns about the continuity of essential public services.
Brazil's Justice Ministry and federal police have launched investigations to determine if the threat is an isolated incident or linked to organized crime, while security measures are in place.
- Who
- Brazilian authorities and Verene Energia (energy substation company)
- What
- Investigating a threat to an energy substation potentially linked to the Comando Vermelho gang.
- When
- Reported on October 30th, with investigations initiated shortly after.
- Where
- Belem, Brazil, the host city for a UN climate summit and future COP30 talks.
- Why
- A demand was made to suspend work and interrupt operations at the substation, potentially linked to a recent deadly police raid on the gang.
- Event
- Threat to Belem-Marituba energy substation
- Suspected Perpetrator Group
- Comando Vermelho (Red Command)
- Location
- Belem, Brazil
- Related Event
- Deadly police raid on Comando Vermelho in Rio de Janeiro
- Timing Context
- Ahead of COP30 climate talks and a UN summit