Several civil society groups and public security experts criticized the heavy casualties of the military-style raid.

The police operation targeting a criminal gang in a densely-populated area of Rio is the deadliest in the city.

Brazilian police say 119 people are dead, so far, including four police officers after one of the most violent operations in ...

The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week ...

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 119 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de ...

B efore dawn on October 28th, security forces advanced into dozens of slums in Rio de Janeiro. Their targets were the leaders ...

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

At least 121 people were killed in Brazil in the deadliest police operation targeting organized crime and drug trafficking in ...

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

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, ...

Violence erupted yesterday in Rio de Janeiro after Brazilian police launched a raid against the notorious Comando Vermelho ...