Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones ...

The authorities said the deadliest operation in Rio’s history had killed four police officers and at least 60 other people.

At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days ...

The raid is already being called the most lethal police action in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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

Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income, ...

The raid targeted the notorious Red Command in the favelas of Complexo de Alemao and Penha. Human rights organizations have called for investigations into the deaths.

At least 60 people died in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever on Tuesday, a state official told Reuters, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to ...

Police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including 4 police ...

State Governor Claudio Castro described the operation in the Complexo da Penha and Complexo do Alemao favelas as the largest in the state's history.

Explosives maker Dyno Nobel says there is little chance of selling its Phosphate Hill fertiliser plant and saving 500 jobs ...

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