A survey by the Rio Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS-Rio) shows that 853 units of primary care, which includes family clinics and municipal health centers, were impacted by violence in some way in the first quarter of 2025.
According to SMS-Rio, 263 had to completely suspend the operation for lack of security. In another 590 episodes there was a partial interruption of the activities. The numbers mean that, on average, about nine units have changed per day.
One of the most recent cases was during the operation of the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE) that ended with the death of the head of the Third Pure Command (TCP), Thiago da Silva Folly, Th da Maré, in the Maré Complex, in the North Zone of Rio. Last Tuesday (13), four health facilities interrupted the operation or external activities in the region.
Already the Municipal Secretariat of Education (SME) reported that 300 school units were impacted at least once from the beginning of the year until the last day 9. In the same operation in Complexo da Maré, 45 schools were affected.
According to Instituto Cruzado, which maps the armed violence in Rio, in the last two months, 373 shootings were recorded in Rio de Janeiro, 96 with deaths. 159 took place during police operations. 120 civilians and nine security agents lost their lives during occurrences.
THE CNN He sought the Military Police and the Civil Police and awaits position on the subject.
This content was originally published in more than 800 Rio health units were affected by urban violence on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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