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The Economist · 1d

A bloody police raid in Rio was the deadliest in Brazil’s history

The death toll has now risen to 121, double the 60 people that the authorities initially claimed had been killed.

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The Death Toll From a Massive Police Raid in Rio De Janeiro Rises to 121

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Rio de Janeiro police raids kill at least 132 in Brazil's deadliest police operation

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Corpses line Rio street after Brazil's deadliest operation against drug gangs

More than 40 dead bodies were seen on a street in Rio de Janeiro's Penha favela complex early on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness, a day after the most lethal police operation in the city's h...

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132 Killed In Massive Police Raid On Brazilian Gang, Residents Accuse Cops Of 'Massacre'

cnbctv18 · 2d

Brazilian police raid on drug gang in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 60 criminal suspects dead

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Rio favelas left reeling after lethal gang raid as families bury the dead

“This wasn’t an operation, these were assassinations. They didn’t come to arrest, they came to kill,” Santiliano added, her voice shaking.

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The death toll from a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro rises to 121

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‘It’s a massacre’: Protests erupt in Brazil over Rio raids that killed over 120

Sioux City Journal

Brazil slum residents riot after police drug raid

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Slum dwellers rioted after the arrest of drug dealers in a Sao Paulo shantytown Wednesday, burning vehicles and tires, pelting police with rocks and briefly shutting down a major urban highway, local media said. During a 90-minute rampage ...

Washington Examiner

Rival protests clash in Brazil’s biggest slum

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesters urging investments in basic sanitation services in Brazil’s largest “favela” hillside slum have faced off with a rival group of slum dwellers, some waving flags of the governing Workers Party. San Francisco mayor ...