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Raid on gang in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 64 people dead, including police officers
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The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.
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Eighteen suspects and two police officers were killed in raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas targeting a crime syndicate. The city is about to host major events related to the COP30 climate summit.
By Gonzalo Zegarra, Max Saltman, German Padinger, CNN (CNN) — At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. Among the dead are four Brazilian police officers, officials added.
At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security officials told CNN Brasil. Among the dead are four police officers, officials added.
Sixty suspects and four police officers were killed in raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas targeting a crime syndicate. The city is about to host major events related to the COP30 climate summit.
The operation included officers in helicopters and armored vehicles and targeted the notorious Red Command in the sprawling low-income favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha, police said.
The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.
Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said.
The raid by 2,500 police and soldiers in helicopters, armored vehicles and on foot left at least 64 people dead, including 60 suspected gang members and four policemen, according to state Gov. Claudio Castro and police.
State police said the raids targeting a major drug gang the day before had been planned exhaustively for more than two months, designed to drive suspects into a forested hillside where a special operations unit was waiting in ambush.
Scores were killed in raids in Rio de Janeiro favelas targeting a crime syndicate. The city is about to host major events related to the COP30 climate summit.
The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian
At least 64 people were killed when thousands of police officers carried out a major operation against a criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro, according to local officials. Four police officers and about 60 suspected gang members were among the dead.
In Rio de Janeiro, residents of the favelas of Penha and Alemão are reeling after Brazil’s deadliest police raid in decades left more than 130 people dead. The operation, aimed at leaders of the Red Command gang, turned the neighborhoods into a war zone.
