US EditionUp to 64 Killed in Major Drug Raid in Rio de Janeiro
About 2,500 security agents targeted Comando Vermelho in Rio's favelas, resulting in 64 deaths and 81 arrests, the deadliest police operation in the city's history, officials said.
- About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers conducted a massive raid on the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro, arresting 81 suspects and leaving at least 64 dead, including four police officers, according to state officials.
- Governor Claudio Castro stated that this operation is the largest in the city's history, with a heavy police presence including helicopters and armored vehicles.
- The United Nations human rights office expressed horror at the raid and called for prompt investigations into the deaths, emphasizing the need for adherence to international human rights law.
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Gunfights and drone warfare in Rio’s favelas as drug raid kills over 100
132 people have been killed in Rio de Janeiro after a police assault on the drug gangs in the city’s favelas. The pre-dawn raid, nicknamed Operation Containment, saw intense gunfights and even drone warfare take over in areas which are home to hundreds of thousands of the poorest Brazilians. Deaths from police killings have soared to record levels over the last few years, but this was the deadliest day yet. And a warning, this report contains so…
At least 119 people were killed during a police raid in the favelas of Rio, the most deadly operation in Brazil's history. ...
Brazil carried out the most lethal operation against drug trafficking in the history of Rio de Janeiro. The aim is to weaken the Vermelho Commando (Comando Rojo), the country's main criminal group operating in the favelas, popular neighborhoods with high population density.Read more]]>
The deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro's history has left at least 132 people dead, according to figures released today by a public agency, doubling the previously known official death toll.
In Brazil, the police are using massive force against a drug cartel. After the operation, the governor of Rio de Janeiro speaks of 64 deaths. The judicial authority now assumes a much higher number of victims. Regional head Castro stands "to everything we did yesterday".
The bodies found by family members, all of men, were aligned side by side on the floor of a square of the Penha, in view of the neighbors, according to information published by the local press.
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