General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 1999-09-03
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2004-11-22
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The non-state conflict between Amigos dos Amigos and Comando Vermelho is first included in UCDP data in 2004. In late November that year, 12 people were killed in the fighting which led the conflict to cross the 25 battle-related deaths threshold.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
1999
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 6 |
| Best | 6 |
| Low | 6 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2000
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 5 |
| Best | 5 |
| Low | 5 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2002
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 13 |
| Best | 13 |
| Low | 13 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2003
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 8 |
| Best | 8 |
| Low | 8 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2004
Primary Parties: Amigos dos Amigos - Comando Vermelho
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 51 |
| Best | 51 |
| Low | 51 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2005
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 22 |
| Best | 18 |
| Low | 18 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2006
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 7 |
| Best | 7 |
| Low | 7 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2007
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 21 |
| Best | 21 |
| Low | 21 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2008
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 9 |
| Best | 9 |
| Low | 9 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2009
Primary Parties: Amigos dos Amigos - Comando Vermelho
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 45 |
| Best | 40 |
| Low | 40 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2010
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 8 |
| Best | 4 |
| Low | 4 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2012
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 5 |
| Best | 5 |
| Low | 5 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2022
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 4 |
| Best | 4 |
| Low | 4 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2023
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 1 |
| Best | 1 |
| Low | 1 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2025
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Best | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
1999 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2000 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2002 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2003 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2004 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: In 2004 Amigos dos Amigos and Comando Vermelho fought for control of drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas. The majority of the casualties were caused by shootouts between the gangs, and included some civilian deaths.
Terminated: NO
2005 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2006 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2007 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2008 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2009 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: In October that year week-long clashes killed 36 people as the gangs battled for control of favelas. The event received international attention as a police helicopter was shot down in Morro dos Macacos favela, where fighting between the gangs took place, killing three policemen.
Terminated: NO
2010 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2012 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2022 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2023 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2025 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
