"Rio Governor Claudio Castro said of Tuesday's operation that some 64 people had been killed, but residents laid out at least 64 corpses on the street, as evidence that the raid had left more people dead. "We stand firm confronting narcoterrorism," Castro wrote on social media as he announced the operation. He said that 2,500 security personnel were deployed across the impoverished and densely populated Alemao and Penha favela complexes on the outskirts of the Brazilian city, near the international airport."
"State police said one suspect collared was the "right-hand man" of "one of the leaders" of Comando Vermelho. The UN human rights office said Tuesday it was "horrified by the ongoing police operation" in Rio de Janeiro. "This deadly operation furthers the trend of extreme lethal consequences of police operations in Brazil's marginalized communities," the UN human rights office posted on X."
A major narcotics operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting the Comando Vermelho crime syndicate produced 81 arrests, 132 suspected fatalities, and four police officers killed. The raids occurred across the densely populated Alemao and Penha favela complexes near the international airport, with about 2,500 security personnel deployed. Residents displayed at least 64 corpses on the street, indicating substantial fatalities. One arrested suspect was identified as a close associate of a syndicate leader. The UN human rights office expressed horror and linked the operation to a pattern of extreme lethal police outcomes in marginalized Brazilian communities. The action preceded major international events in the city.
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