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Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in the city’s favelas.
News Brazil » History: Rio de Janeiro police raids kill at least 132 in Brazil's deadliest police operation
The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week at the C40 climate summit.
News Brazil » History: A bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history
B efore dawn on October 28th, security forces advanced into dozens of slums in Rio de Janeiro. Their targets were the leaders of the Red Command, Brazil’s second-largest drug gang. Armoured trucks ...
News Brazil » History: Deadliest police raid in Rio’s history leaves 132 dead in favela
After what is being criticized as Brazil’s latest example of the excessive use of force, at least 50 bodies of mostly topless young men lay on the ground in Penha on early Wednesday morning. Penha was ...
News Brazil » History: More than 130 killed: How did a Brazil raid on a Rio favela turn so deadly?
A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro – the deadliest raid in the country’s history.
News Brazil » History: Huge raid on Rio gang leaves at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest in Brazil
The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.
News Brazil » History: Corpses Line Rio Street After Brazil's Deadliest Operation Against Drug Gangs
Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.
News Brazil » History: At least 121 dead in Brazil after largest and most lethal police raid in Rio de Janeiro
At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro's history.
News Brazil » History: 132 dead, dozens injured: what’s happening in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro
Deadliest Rio de Janeiro police raid kills 130+ in favela offensive, sparking outrage, grief and UN calls for investigation.
News Brazil » History: Brazil police raid on Rio drug trafficking gang leaves at least 64 people dead
The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil’s recent history, with human rights organisations calling for investigations into the deaths.View on euronews ...
News Brazil » History: Brazil boasts drop in deforestation ahead of UN climate talks
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost for the country just days before it hosts UN climate talks.