"All the police work was carried out with the aim of enforcing the arrest warrants, which is why the number of arrests was also very large. That was the choice of those who decided to surrender. They were arrested, taken to the police station, and there the arrest warrant was executed along with the charges caught in the act. Now, the criminals chose to confront the State and deliberately, cruelly, and violently attacked our officers. Four police officers were killed and about ten others were injured in this clash. So, the victims of yesterday’s operation are the four innocent people who were wounded and our four officers who unfortunately lost their lives.

We deployed the troops across the terrain. The key difference, compared to the images showing heavily armed criminals seeking refuge in the forested area, was the incursion of BOPE agents into the highest part of the mountain that separates the two communities. This maneuver created what we call the ‘BOPE wall,’ a containment line formed by officers who pushed the criminals toward the top of the mountain.

The objective was to protect the population and ensure the physical safety of the residents of Alemão and Penha. Most of the clashes, or practically all of them, took place in the forested area.”

Today, Ukraine voted against the UNGA resolution on the “Necessity of ending U.S. embargo against Cuba”.

This move is not sudden. And it has serious reasons.

We remember Cuban President’s wish of “success” to Putin in his war of aggression against Ukraine. We heard it well.

This year, we decided to close our embassy in Havana and downgrade our diplomatic ties.

Our vote is not against the Cuban people—we respect their right to live in prosperity.

It is against the inaction of Cuba’s authorities in response to massive recruitment of Cuban citizens to the Russian occupation army.

Thousands of them have signed contracts, joining the ranks of soldiers directly engaged in combat operations on Ukrainian soil.

The unwillingness of Havana to stop massive deployment of its nationals in the Russian war against Ukraine constitutes complicity in aggression and must be condemned in the strongest terms.

Ukraine will always oppose such a practice and defend the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

“A very kind, very frank, very straightforward person. He wants to visit Bolivia and be present at my inauguration as president. And I asked him for help to build many prisons in the style of El Salvador.”