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

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for ...

The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week ...

The authorities said the deadliest operation in Rio’s history had killed four police officers and at least 60 other people.

The death toll in Rio’s deadliest police operation in history rose to 132 people, the state authorities say, sparking outrage ...

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

At least 64 people have died following a police operation targeting a gang in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, Oct. 28, ...

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 ...

Authorities said the operation included officers in helicopters and armored vehicles and targeted the notorious Red Command ...

Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid. Residents in the Vila Cruzeiro ...