Brazilian police hit the Rio gang hard in a raid that left 119 dead, and which human rights groups called a "disaster."

Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.

(Reuters) -Events next week in Rio and other Brazilian cities linked to the COP30 climate summit will be safe for visitors, a Brazilian ministry official said, seeking to reassure attendees after a bloody police crackdown on a drug gang that led to dozens of deaths.

AT least 64 people were killed and 81 arrested as 2,500 heavily armed police and soldiers stormed Rio de Janeiro’s favelas in the city’s largest-ever anti-gang operation. Gun battles raged for

Beautiful white-sand beaches backed by luxurious condominiums, swathes of protected Atlantic forest that have somehow been left untouched amidst a fast-growing urban sprawl, and all the vibrant samba bars and kerbside boteco bars: Everyone knows and loves Rio de Janeiro,

Braskem approved a plan to spend 4.2 billion reais (~$780 million) to increase the capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.