The operation was the deadliest in Rio state history. Authorities said they were targeting the Red Command, one of Brazil’s ...

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts ...

The raid is already being called the most lethal police action in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At least 64 people have died in a massive police raid aimed at organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, security ...

Dozens of bodies piled up on the streets of Rio de Janeiro after police used helicopters and drones to launch their “biggest ...

Bodies piled up in poor neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city’s drug ...

AT least 64 people were killed and 81 arrested as 2,500 heavily armed police and soldiers stormed Rio de Janeiro’s favelas in ...

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil’s recent history, with human rights organisations calling for ...

After Brazil’s Supreme Court expanded federal oversight of police operations, a record raid left 64 dead and renewed calls ...

State Governor Claudio Castro described the operation in the Complexo da Penha and Complexo do Alemao favelas as the largest ...

At least 64 people were killed in a police operation against the Red Command gang in Rio de Janeiro's northern suburbs - the ...

At least 64 people, including four police officers, were killed in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro during a police ...