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Deadly Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Claims 121 Lives in Major Drug Trafficking Operation
Oct 31, 2025 02:43 am CST
A massive police operation targeting the Red Command drug trafficking organization in Rio de Janeiro's favelas has resulted in 121 deaths, including four police officers. The unprecedented raid led to 113 arrests and the seizure of 118 weapons, while sparking human rights concerns and community protests over what has become one of Brazil's most violent police actions in recent history.
Brazil's Deadliest Police Raid: 119 Killed in Rio as Mother Claims Teen Son Was Executed
Oct 30, 2025 12:58 pm CST
In Brazil's deadliest police operation, 119 people died during raids targeting the Comando Vermelho drug gang in Rio's favelas. Among the victims was 19-year-old Iago Ravel, whose mother claims he was brutally executed by security forces. While Governor Castro defends the operation as successful against "narcoterrorists," families search for missing loved ones and UN human rights officials demand an investigation into the unprecedented violence.