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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Brazil: Death Toll from Gang War in Rio de Janeiro Rises To 121
Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police on early Thursday morning updated the official death toll of Tuesday's massive police raid against the deadly Comando Vermelho (“Red Command”) drug-trafficking gang from an initial 64 to 121. The post Brazil: Death Toll from Gang War in Rio de Janeiro Rises To 121 appeared first on Breitbart.
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On vacation in Rio de Janeiro with his companion, Valerian attended the bloodiest police operation in Brazil's history, which killed at least 119 people on Tuesday in favelas of Rio de Janeiro against drug trafficking. He testifies to the atmosphere on the spot on this day.
Photographer Bruno Itan, who grew up in the favela Complexo do Alemão, covered the most deadly operation ever registered in the metropolitan area of Rio
The neighbours of the Vila Cruzeiro favela are trying to collect the bodies after the attack of the law enforcement forces
It was the largest and probably also the most deadly operation of the police in a poor district of Rio de Janeiro. More than 120 deaths are to be lamented after the violent action of the forces.
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