At least eight people have been killed during a police raid on a neighbourhood in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, continuing a ...

At least eight people died Wednesday during a police operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, including one of Brazil's most-wanted drug lords, authorities said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Militariy police officers patrol during "Operation Containment" in Rio de Janeiro's Complexo da Penha on October 28. - Mauro ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and calls ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — On Tuesday, police in Rio de Janeiro launched an operation in two of the city’s favelas that left 121 dead, including four police officers, and an unknown number of people wounded.

By 1985, the Red Command controlled roughly 70% of all drug-selling points in Rio — and the city’s deadly turf wars with other factions began. According to Márcio Sérgio Christino, a São Paulo state ...

(CNN) — Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent ...