US EditionRows of Bodies in Rio: the Surge in the Death Toll - and Documentation of the Fighting in the City
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed horror and shock at not being informed of the deadly Rio de Janeiro police operation. Hundreds of bodies lay...
A large-scale police operation launched against the "Comando Vermelho" gang in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has ended in bloodshed. The death toll in the largest operation in the city's history has risen to 120.
Rio is a city with increasing complexity, romanticized by its landscapes and its “painting” socio-economic inequality. Memories and postcards that are sold to visitors appeal both to the beauty of its beaches and tourist points, and to the appeal of its favelas anchored in morros in the middle of the high-level buildings. A coin with two faces, literally and metaphorically. This week, a megaoperational joint of the Civil and Military Police in t…
Police clash with drug cartel members in a wooded area outside one of the city's poor neighborhoods ended with dozens of dead bodies not picked up by authorities • "I just want to get my son out of here and bury him," said the mother of one of the victims.
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