Brazil's deadliest police operation becomes politicized a year before elections

Claudio Castro, a right-wing politician, was the first to politicize the operation by claiming that regional forces had to act alone in the fight. The operation, which became the deadliest in Brazilian police history, is being politicized a year before the elections. Authorities in Rio de Janeiro state, where the operation took place, accuse the federal government of inaction, while the federal government accuses the state of interfering. The situation surrounding the operation remains tense and politically charged.