A police operation in a poor community in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Friday left eight people dead, military police said. One body was laid out on the street under a tarp as residents waited nearby to see if it belonged to a relative or a friend....
SAO PAULO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 people were killed on Thursday during a police raid targeting a crime group at the Almao favelas in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police reported. Among the dead were a 50-year-old woman, who was hit by a stray bullet during the...
Raid in RIOThe article offers information on the police raid on Rocinha, the largest slum or favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the raids were conducted to crackdown drug mafia operating through favela.Current Events
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some 1,200 police officers were deployed to Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Jacarezinho neighborhood and its surroundings early Wednesday, marking the start of a state effort seeking to “reclaim territory,” authorities said. It remains unclear how the program w...
Rio de Janeiro authorities say the son of a popular Brazilian funk singer has been shot dead during a police raid in the City of God slum. A police statement says 19-year-old Yuri Lourenco da Silva, the son of singer Tati Quebra Barraco, and another man were killed in the operation ea...
at least eight people died when police raided a drug-scarred rio de janeiro neighborhood on monday, amid a sharp jump in police killing of suspected criminals in the state that underlines the tough new security measures favored by far-right president jair bolsonaro. the ...
-- RIO DE JANEIRO -- With violence raising concerns about security during August's Olympic Games, police near the Olympic beach volleyball venue in Copacabana said Wednesday that a foot and other body parts had been found on the shore. The officers said the parts washed up from the...
A military policeman takes position during the raid in the Morro do Alemão shantytown on November 28, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (JEFFERSON BERNARDES)# 6 Police move to positions during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemão slum, in Rio de Janeiro,...
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