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Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, including four policemen. The previous toll given by authorities was ...

After a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang, residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks and then laying them down in a central square. By ...

The operation was deliberately conducted as a blood-soaked political spectacle by the same fascist forces that promoted the ...

Brazilian police and soldiers have launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro, arresting 81 suspects. The operation, which took place on Tuesday, sparked shootouts that ...

The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 121 people dead RIO DE JANEIRO -- The death toll in a major police raid targeting a drug ...

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

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said Thursday morning. The operation began Tuesday in two of ...

A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive operation drew ...

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 at least 60 suspects ...