Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/4 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Police officers guard a group of people arrested during an operation in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA View image in fullscreen Police officers guard a group of people arrested during an operation in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA Brazil: at least 64 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raidsGovernor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised drones At least 64 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil’s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn police raid – the deadliest in Rio’s history – sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemão and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people.Drug traffickers from the Red Command criminal faction started shooting and set barricades and cars alight as civil and military police and special forces began their advance shortly after 4am. For the first time, the gang reportedly used weaponised drones to drop explosives on special forces teams.Gunshot wound victims were carried to a local…
Published: October 28, 2025 5:49 pm
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