US EditionUp to 64 Killed in Major Drug Raid in Rio de Janeiro
- On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, authorities carried out a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that left at least 64 people dead and was called the state's largest operation by Rio de Janeiro's government.
- The action targeted Comando Vermelho, which InSight Crime describes as Brazil's oldest active criminal organisation, as Rio de Janeiro authorities launched the operation to combat its territorial expansion amid escalating violence in recent years.
- Video and photos showed burned car barricades and huge smoke columns in the Complexo do Alemão, while authorities reported drones used by alleged gang members and at least 42 rifles seized.
- Authorities arrested at least 81 people and four Brazilian police officers died, while Cláudio Castro, Rio de Janeiro State Governor, said the operation was still ongoing and the death toll may rise.
- InSight Crime notes that Rio de Janeiro faces escalating violence in recent years, with Castro warning `This is the magnitude of the challenge we face` ahead of next week's C40 World Mayors Summit in a city of 13 million residents.
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At least 64 people were killed in a raid by Brazilian police on a drug cartel in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. The operation, which also involved helicopters and drones, was the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history and came just days before the city begins events related to the UN climate summit COP30, which is expected to draw visitors from around the world.
Civil war-like scenes shake Rio's poor quarters. Gangs and police shoot themselves in the favelas, more than 60 people die. The governor says: Now the military must intervene.
The United Nations human rights office said it was appalled by police raids on drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro that have left at least 64 people dead and called for urgent investigations.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at least 64 people were killed in a police operation against a criminal syndicate.
According to South America correspondent Kristian Almblad, the action indicates that the authorities want to take action against the criminal faction Comando Vermelho.
Brazilian police launched a bloody operation against a mafia gang in a Rio de Janeiro favela, eliminating the "Commando Vermelho" drug cartel, killing 60 people and killing four police officers in the largest police operation in history.
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