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.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday. setting off a fierce firefight that authorities said killed more than 20 people.

At least 11 people have been fatally shot in a Brazilian police raid in an impoverished favela community on the north side of Rio de Janeiro, authorities have said.. Police said Tuesday’s early ...

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.

Then in a single week police operations led to the suspension of emergency food distribution in one favela, left 13 dead in another and resulted in the death of 14-year-old João Pedro Mattos in a ...

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 ...