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Operation Traira
Part of the Colombian conflict and War on Drugs

Former areas of operation of the FARC
DateFebruary-March, 1991
Location
Amazonas state, Taraíra River in Brazilian-Colombian border.
Result

Guerrilla attack on the Brazilian Army border post on February 26. Immediate and decisive response from the Brazilian government.

  • Operation in response the Brazilian Armed Forces with support from the Colombian government.
  • Successful Brazilian military operation.
Belligerents

Operation Traira Brazil

  • Brazilian Army
  • Brazilian Air Force
  • Brazilian Navy

Operation Traira Colombia

  • Colombian Army

Operation Traira FARC

  • Comando Simon Bolivar
Commanders and leaders
Operation Traira President Fernando Collor de Mello
Operation Traira Ministry Gen. Carlos Tinoco Ribeiro Gomes
Operation Traira Gen. Antenor de Santa Cruz Abreu
Colombia President César Gaviria
Unknown
Strength
Operation Traira Brazil:
  • Special Operations Brigade
  • 1st Infantry Battalion of Jungles
  • Army Aviation Command


16 helicopters
6 AT-27 Tucano


Colombia Colombia:
1 infantry battalion
Operation Traira 200 guerrillas (40 guerrillas entered Brazilian territory)
Casualties and losses
Brazil:
Before the operation:

3 killed
9 wounded
Colombia:
unknown
62+ killed (12 dead in Brazilian territory)
150+ wounded & captured
2 civilians killed

Operation Traíra was the response of the Brazilian Armed Forces, with support from the Colombian Army, to an attack on their detachment on the bank of the Traíra River by FARC in February 1991.[1][2]

  1. ^ de Souza Pinheiro, Álvaro; Mendel, William W. (July 1995). "Guerrilla in The Brazilian Amazon". Foreign Military Studies Office. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ Brooke, James (March 7, 1991). "Brazilian Troops Kill 3 Colombian Guerrillas". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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