Residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks and laying them down in a central square, after a huge police raid on a notorious drug gang. After what is being ...
This latest operation must be under­stood in the context of Brazil’s general elections in October 2026. Castro, the governor, aspires to become a senator or perhaps even run for the presidency. And in ...
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left more than 100 people ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people, authorities said Thursday morning. The operation began ...
Residents of the Alemão and Penha neighborhoods protest outside the Rio de Janeiro government building after the deadliest police massacre in the state's history. [Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência ...
The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight, a ...
(CNN) — At least 132 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, the regional public defender’s office said on Wednesday. Among the dead are four Brazilian ...
(CNN) — 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 Brazilian police ...