Police shootout at Rio de Janeiro favela kills more than 20. Police in Rio de Janeiro have raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela in an operation that set off a fierce firefight. May 24, 2022.

Police conduct an operation in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. Alemao is a complex of 13 favelas in northern Rio, home to about 70,000 people.

A police operation targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, has left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest raids the city has ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A raid of Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas that left at least 18 people dead has sparked renewed complaints of excessive police violence and ignited debate ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police operation Thursday targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, left at least 18 people dead in one of the ...

A police operation targeting gang members in Rio de Janeiro’s largest complex of favelas, or low-income communities, has left at least 18 people dead in one of the deadliest raids the city has ...