"Residents of the Rio de Janeiro favelas targeted by a police raid, aimed at capturing Comando Vermelho (Red Command) leaders, found at least 70 additional bodies overnight in a nearby forest. The residents have been placing the bodies in a row on the ground, covered with blankets, in a square in the Vila Cruzeiro favela so their relatives can identify them."
"The new death toll makes the Rio operation not only the deadliest in Rio de Janeiro, but also the deadliest in Brazil's history. Wednesday's official report also listed 81 arrests and around 90 rifles seized. The drug traffickers even launched grenades at officers using drones. Rio, Brazil's second most populous city, awoke under a somber gray haze its roads cleared of barricades, but its residents still gripped by fear after a day when the city was held hostage by crossfire between criminals and police."
"Around 2,500 officers were mobilized in the raid on two favela complexes considered the headquarters of Comando Vermelho. This group, founded in Rio de Janeiro, is the second most powerful criminal organization in the country, after the Primeiro Comando da Capital (First Capital Command, known by its initials PCC), which is based in Sao Paulo. The PCC was born in Sao Paulo's Carandiru prison in 1992 as a collective of inmates defending their most basic rights,"
More than 70 bodies were discovered in a nearby forest after a police raid on favelas aimed at capturing Comando Vermelho leaders, bringing the operation's death toll above 132. Authorities earlier reported 64 fatalities, including four police officers. The elevated count makes the raid the deadliest in Brazil's history. Approximately 2,500 officers were mobilized across two favela complexes, producing about 81 arrests and around 90 rifles seized. Drug traffickers attacked officers with grenades launched using drones. Roads and barricades were cleared, while residents remained fearful and lined up bodies in Vila Cruzeiro for identification.
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