eople stand next to the bodies with a sign that reads "Claudio Castro (Rio de Janeiro governor) assassin and terrorist" in the Penha neighborhood a day after a massive anti-gang police operation took ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

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.

At least 64 people have reportedly died following a police operation targeting a gang in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the police targeted the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro's ...

On October 28, Rio de Janeiro’s police besieged the Penha favela for 15 hours, killing at least 121 people in the city’s worst massacre. Brazil’s right is hailing it as an anti-crime victory while ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on the Red Command gang in Rio’s favelas Tuesday ...