The police started an operation in Morro Santa Marta to stop the Comando Vermelho group. They were targeting 44 suspects. When police arrived, a big shootout started. People heard gunfire and explosions in the neighborhood. Three people were arrested. Many police cars and helicopters were sent to help.

We will give you more updates soon. We will tell you what happens next. We are waiting for new information.

Two helicopters were flying over Santa Marta after an hour of shooting.

Living in Botafogo used to mean being safe for me, but not today.

I woke up to the sound of gunfire, like a war near my house.

It seems like a police operation is happening in Dona Marta, based on a video from a neighbor.

Rio de Janeiro is like a state at war.

There is a shootout now in Morro D. MARTHA.

Something unprecedented is happening. I am scared, even from far away.

A big shootout happened at dawn on Wednesday, heard from Botafogo. I don't know where it is.