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How Food Delivery Agent Became Victim Of Brazils Deadliest Police Raid
Distant gunfire rang out as Douglas da Silva dropped off a food delivery on October 28 and headed home to his apartment on the north side of Rio de Janeiro.
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US Sold Sniper Rifles To Brazil Police Unit Linked To Deadly Rio Raids
The US government approved a sale of sniper rifles to a deadly police unit in Brazil last year, overriding concerns from the US ambassador and other diplomats that the arms could be used in extrajudicial killings.
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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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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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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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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said.
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How Food Delivery Agent Became Victim Of Brazils Deadliest Police Raid
Distant gunfire rang out as Douglas da Silva dropped off a food delivery on October 28 and headed home to his apartment on the north side of Rio de Janeiro.
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US Sold Sniper Rifles To Brazil Police Unit Linked To Deadly Rio Raids
The US government approved a sale of sniper rifles to a deadly police unit in Brazil last year, overriding concerns from the US ambassador and other diplomats that the arms could be used in extrajudicial killings.
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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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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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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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18 Killed During Major Police Raid In Brazil's Rio De Janeiro: Report
At least 18 people died on Thursday during a major police raid in a dense warren of Rio de Janeiro slums, state military police said, in the latest bloody confrontation in Brazil's second-largest city.
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25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state's deadliest police raids, police said.
