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

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

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

After what is being criticized as Brazil’s latest example of the excessive use of force, at least 50 bodies of mostly topless ...

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

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

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

Rio de Janeiro has been gripped by some of its fiercest urban violence in years after large-scale police operations against ...

At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in ...

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 ...