US EditionDeath Toll in Brazilian Police Raid Rises to 119, Drawing Criticism of Excessive Force
- On Oct. 29, public defenders said the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 132 people, while residents in the Penha neighborhood lined more than 70 corpses along a main street.
- State police said the raids were planned for more than two months to drive suspects into a forested hillside ambush by a special operations unit, targeting narcoterrorism, Victor Santos said.
- Rio police officials confirmed they arrested 132 suspects and seized 118 firearms, with four police officers among 119 confirmed deaths.
- The United Nations Human Rights office urged prompt investigations and criticized the raid’s heavy casualties, while President Lula met with officials after learning Rio police operated without federal notification.
- The raid surpasses the 2021 Jacarezinho raid and echoes the 1992 Carandiru Penitentiary massacre, while officials deny any link to COP30 and related global events next week in Rio.
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The inhabitants of the favela line up more and more dead people in the streets: through the brutal use of the police, more than 120 people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro.
After deadliest police killings in Brazil, Church leaders affirm sacredness of human life
SÃO PAULO – It was the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, living at least 121 people dead. It was launched by the government of Rio de Janeiro State on Oct. 28, taking place in two districts of favelas. Church leaders, including the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani Tempesta, and the heads of the Bishops’ Conference, expressed their solidarity to the impacted communities and reaffirmed that “life and human dignity are sac…
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