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Innocent Food Delivery Agent Shot in Brazil's Deadliest Police Raid: A Family's Fight for Justice
Nov 22, 2025 09:22 pm CST
A disturbing case of mistaken identity has emerged from Brazil's deadliest police raid, where Douglas da Silva, a food delivery entrepreneur and father of two, was shot by police outside his home despite having no criminal connections. As Silva fights for his life in hospital, his family battles to prove his innocence amid conflicting accounts of the incident that claimed 121 lives during a massive anti-gang operation in Rio de Janeiro.
132 Dead in Rio's Deadliest Drug Raid: Residents Allege Mass Executions as Police Target Red Command
Oct 30, 2025 12:12 am CST
Rio de Janeiro's public defender's office confirms 132 fatalities in Brazil's deadliest anti-drug operation targeting the Red Command gang. Residents claim many victims were executed, showing evidence of headshots and restraints, while authorities defend the raid as a response to "narcoterrorism." The UN has called for swift investigations into the incident that has transformed Rio's favelas into what local officials describe as a "theater of war."