A police operation in a slum near Rio de Janeiro left at least 13 dead

Eleven dead in police operation in Rio de Janeiro

A leading drug dealer is said to be among the people who died

A police operation in a slum near Rio de Janeiro left at least 13 dead

Authorities reported that among the deceased was “the main leader of the largest criminal organization operating in the state of Pará.”

Police operation leaves more than a dozen dead in a Rio de Janeiro favela

A joint operation by the Civil Police and the Military Police against drug trafficking left at least 11 dead in the Complexo do Salgueiro, a favela in the city of Sao Gonçalo, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro (southeast). According to police reports quoted by TV Globo, there are "at least 11 dead," including […]

At least 11 killed by operation in a slum near Rio de Janeiro

Among the victims is the leader of a criminal gang operating in northern Brazil.

A police operation in a favela in Rio de Janeiro leaves eleven dead

At least eleven people died this Thursday in a slum in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, during a police operation against the leaders of a gang dedicated to drug trafficking in the Amazon state of Pará. The operation, which involved the participation of agents from elite police groups...

Thirteen killed in police operation near Rio de Janeiro

A police operation in a favela near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has claimed at least thirteen lives. “Thirteen people were killed, two people were arrested and a large amount of weapons were seized,” a Rio police spokesperson said at a press conference. Among the dead is the leader of a drug gang from the north of the country, according to local media.