Authorities confiscated more than $2 million worth of weapons during a recent anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest in Brazil's history, the state government said Saturday.

What happened here was not a simple operation. What happened here was a mass murder of young people with a future, lives cut ...

UN experts on Friday called for a swift and effective investigation into the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history after a raid in a Rio de Janeiro favela last week killed at least 120 ...

The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country's oldest and most powerful criminal organizations, which dominates the drug trade in several cities ...

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country's oldest and ...

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has designated Brazil's criminal groups Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital, ...

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

The historic qualification of Palmeiras for the 2025 Libertadores final against Flamengo has already guaranteed Brazilian ...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest has fallen for the fourth straight year, the government said Thursday, a boost ...

Brazil’s deadliest police raid left 132 dead in Rio de Janeiro as officers clashed with gangs using drones and explosives in ...

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid and ensuing clashes with a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, including 115 suspects and four policemen, officials said Wednesday, a day ...