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Gun Battle Traps More Than 200 Tourists At Rio Viewpoint
More than 200 tourists were trapped Monday atop an iconic hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro after a gunfight broke out between police and drug gangs in a nearby favela...
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Brazilian Fitness Influencer Diana Areas, 39, Dies After Fall From High-Rise
Brazilian fitness influencer Diana Areas, 39, died after falling from her high-rise apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
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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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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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132 Killed In Rio Drug Raids; Residents Call It 'Massacre'
The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street.
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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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Gunman Arrested After Taking Passengers Hostage On Bus In Brazil: Cops
A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.
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British Airways Crew Accused Of Lying About Robbery "To Cover Up Night Of Partying"
The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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9 Killed In Clash Between Brazil Police, Gangs
At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.
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Gun Battle Traps More Than 200 Tourists At Rio Viewpoint
More than 200 tourists were trapped Monday atop an iconic hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro after a gunfight broke out between police and drug gangs in a nearby favela...
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Brazilian Fitness Influencer Diana Areas, 39, Dies After Fall From High-Rise
Brazilian fitness influencer Diana Areas, 39, died after falling from her high-rise apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
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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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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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132 Killed In Rio Drug Raids; Residents Call It 'Massacre'
The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on Wednesday said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street.
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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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Gunman Arrested After Taking Passengers Hostage On Bus In Brazil: Cops
A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said.
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British Airways Crew Accused Of Lying About Robbery "To Cover Up Night Of Partying"
The police in Brazil said one of the crimes the crew members talked about did happen, but the three went to an abandoned police station to take drugs.
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Watch: Gangsters Set Fire To 35 Buses In Brazil After Crime Boss Killed By Police
The bus burnings occurred shortly after a police operation killed the nephew and right-hand man of a militia boss known as "Zinho."
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9 Killed In Clash Between Brazil Police, Gangs
At least nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in a complex of slums in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a series of deadly security force raids across Brazil.
