Rocinha, in the south of Rio de Janeiro, is, according to official data, the largest of Brazil’s more than 12,000 favelas, or ...

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, ...

A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people ...

Church leaders, including the Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Orani Tempesta, and the heads of the Bishops’ Conference ...

This special report details Brazil's deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro, targeting the powerful Commando Vermelho, ...

Police and soldiers launched a sweeping operation against Rio de Janeiro's notorious Red Command gang on Tuesday, arresting ...

Brazilian police and soldiers have launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro, arresting 81 ...

The operation starting on Tuesday saw armed officers move into the Complexo do Alemao and Penha favelas in Brazil’s most ...

A state police operation targeting a major drug gang in Brazil has resulted in the deaths of 132 people in low-income ...

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