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Police seize weapons after BOPE officer dies in Rio shootout
Rio police seized weapons after a BOPE officer was killed in a shootout in the Freguesia area on Sunday.
The dead officer, Gláucio Marcelo Fonseca da Silva, was 54 and had served in the force for 26 years.
Six officers were shot, including four other BOPE officers and one officer from the 18th Battalion.
The teams reportedly mistook each other for criminals after the 18th Battalion officers arrived without knowing BOPE was operating nearby, in low light and with an unmarked vehicle.
A homicide investigation is examining how the exchange began, and the officers involved have given statements.
Investigators have sent the weapons for technical examination and requested body-camera footage, while the Military Police’s internal affairs unit has also opened an inquiry.
Police seized the weapons of officers involved in a shootout that killed BOPE sub-lieutenant Gláucio Marcelo Fonseca da Silva in Rio de Janeiro.
The Civil Police opened an investigation into the circumstances of the exchange of fire.
Six police officers were shot, including da Silva, four other BOPE officers and one officer from the 18th Battalion.
Police said low light and the lack of visible identification on an unmarked vehicle may have caused the teams to mistake each other for criminals.
The officers’ weapons were sent for technical examination, and body-camera footage was requested.
- Who
- BOPE sub-lieutenant Gláucio Marcelo Fonseca da Silva was killed. Six officers were shot in total.
- What
- Police seized the weapons of officers involved in the shootout and opened an investigation.
- When
- Sunday, October 11; the report was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Freguesia, in the southwest zone of Rio de Janeiro.
- Why
- Police said low light and the lack of visible identification on an unmarked vehicle may have caused confusion between the police teams.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A shootout during a police operation in Freguesia left six officers shot and BOPE sub-lieutenant Gláucio Marcelo Fonseca da Silva dead.
The Civil Police opened an inquiry, seized the involved officers’ weapons for examination and requested their body-camera footage.
CNN Brasil published its report on the case.
- Officer killed
- Gláucio Marcelo Fonseca da Silva, 54
- Service
- 26 years in the police force
- Officers shot
- Six: four BOPE officers, one 18th Battalion officer and da Silva
- Location
- Rua Guilherme Moreira, Freguesia, Rio de Janeiro
- Investigation
- Civil Police homicide division and the Military Police internal affairs office opened inquiries
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