The death toll rises to 25 during the police operation against the Vermelho Command in a favela in Rio de Janeiro

The death toll rises to 25 during the police operation against the Vermelho Command in a favela in Rio de Janeiro

Among the victims are suspected of being part of the criminal group and a neighbor of Vila Cruzeiro, one of the most famous neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro

Death toll rises to 25 during BOPE operation in Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro — Rádio Guaíba

In all, 28 people were admitted to the hospital, and 23 died in the unit; Gabrielle Ferreira was shot and died at home

The number of deaths in the mega-operation in Vila Cruzeiro rises to 24

Two suspects admitted to custody at Getúlio Vargas State Hospital, in Penha, died during the early hours of Wednesday

The deaths of a police operation in Rio de Janeiro's favela rise to 25

The operation was staged by Vila Cruzeiro, a gigantic housing complex located in the northern area of Rio de Janeiro where leaders of the Vermelho Command would be hiding. According to the Public Defender's Office of Rio de Janeiro, the “high lethality” of the incident makes it possible to suspect that “a massacre” occurred.

The number of deaths during the Bope operation in Vila Cruzeiro, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro, rises to 24

In all, 28 people were admitted to the hospital, and 23 died in the unit; Gabrielle Ferreira was shot and died at home