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Massive Anger On Brazil's Blood-Ridden Streets Following Deadly Rio Raids
In a Rio de Janeiro favela, a little boy wore a T-shirt stained with red paint mimicking the blood spilled this week in Brazil's deadliest-ever police operation.
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Comando Vermelho, The Most Powerful Brazil Gang Targeted In Rio Raids
The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho.
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Death Count From Police Raid In Rio De Janeiro Rises To 121
A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said Thursday morning.
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"He Was Murdered": Mother Of Teen Killed in Rio Raids, Death Count At 119
The head, its hair dyed red, was severed from the body and found in dense vegetation near a Rio favela, some 24 hours after Brazil's deadliest-ever police operation. It belonged to 19-year-old Iago Ravel.
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Rio Raids Targeted Comando Vermelho, 2,500 Cops Backed By Choppers, Drones
A day after the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history, the country is still piecing together details about the raids against a powerful drug gang in Rio de Janeiro's favelas.
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More Than 100 Killed In War-Like Rio Raids On Powerful Narco Gang
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city's controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods.
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Why A Police Raid In Rio Turned Deadly, Leaving 132 Dead
A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive operation drew criticism for using excessive force.
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64 Dead, 81 Arrested In Brazil During Raid On Rio de Janeiro Drug Gang
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said.
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"Horrified": UN Slams Brazil After 64 Killed In Rio de Janeiro Drug Raids
The UN human rights office said Tuesday it was "horrified" by police raids on drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro that left at least 64 dead, calling for swift investigations.
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"Weed-Loving" Brazilian Influencer Arrested After Massive Drug Operation Uncovered
Police found drugs and evidence during multiple raids, linking her to the distribution of cannabis and related illegal activities.
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Brazil Parents High On Cocaine Die While Celebrating Daughter's 4th Birthday
Investigators determined the bathtub water temperature reached 50 degrees celcius, while a space heater in the room intensified the heat.
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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Brazil Police Find Evidence Bolsonaro Considered Argentina Asylum Request
Brazilian federal police found a letter directed to Argentine President Javier Milei in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro requested political asylum, a Supreme Court document showed on Wednesday.
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Police Foil Bomb Plot At Lady Gaga's Mega Concert In Brazil, 2 Arrested
Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
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Massive Anger On Brazil's Blood-Ridden Streets Following Deadly Rio Raids
In a Rio de Janeiro favela, a little boy wore a T-shirt stained with red paint mimicking the blood spilled this week in Brazil's deadliest-ever police operation.
-
Comando Vermelho, The Most Powerful Brazil Gang Targeted In Rio Raids
The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history left at least 121 people dead this week in Rio de Janeiro. The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho.
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Death Count From Police Raid In Rio De Janeiro Rises To 121
A massive police raid targeting a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 121 people dead, authorities said Thursday morning.
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"He Was Murdered": Mother Of Teen Killed in Rio Raids, Death Count At 119
The head, its hair dyed red, was severed from the body and found in dense vegetation near a Rio favela, some 24 hours after Brazil's deadliest-ever police operation. It belonged to 19-year-old Iago Ravel.
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Rio Raids Targeted Comando Vermelho, 2,500 Cops Backed By Choppers, Drones
A day after the deadliest police operation in Brazil's history, the country is still piecing together details about the raids against a powerful drug gang in Rio de Janeiro's favelas.
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More Than 100 Killed In War-Like Rio Raids On Powerful Narco Gang
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest police raid killed at least 119 people, spotlighting the city's controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods.
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Why A Police Raid In Rio Turned Deadly, Leaving 132 Dead
A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive operation drew criticism for using excessive force.
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64 Dead, 81 Arrested In Brazil During Raid On Rio de Janeiro Drug Gang
About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects and four police officers dead, officials said.
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"Horrified": UN Slams Brazil After 64 Killed In Rio de Janeiro Drug Raids
The UN human rights office said Tuesday it was "horrified" by police raids on drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro that left at least 64 dead, calling for swift investigations.
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"Weed-Loving" Brazilian Influencer Arrested After Massive Drug Operation Uncovered
Police found drugs and evidence during multiple raids, linking her to the distribution of cannabis and related illegal activities.
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Brazil Parents High On Cocaine Die While Celebrating Daughter's 4th Birthday
Investigators determined the bathtub water temperature reached 50 degrees celcius, while a space heater in the room intensified the heat.
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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Brazil Police Find Evidence Bolsonaro Considered Argentina Asylum Request
Brazilian federal police found a letter directed to Argentine President Javier Milei in which former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro requested political asylum, a Supreme Court document showed on Wednesday.
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Police Foil Bomb Plot At Lady Gaga's Mega Concert In Brazil, 2 Arrested
Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazilian Police Report Links Ex President Bolsonaro To Alleged 2022 Coup Plot
Brazil's Federal Police found proof that former hard-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup to overturn the outcome of the October 2022 election he lost to leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the police investigation report said.
