"Some 2,500 police and soldiers stormed the favelas low-income and crowded neighbourhoods built on steep hillsides across Rio on Tuesday, targeting notorious gang Comando Vermelho (Red Command) in the Complexo de Alemao and Complexo da Penha favelas. The officers, backed by armoured vehicles and helicopters, drew retaliation from gang members, sparking scenes of chaos across the city. The stated objective was to capture gang leaders and challenge Red Command's territorial expansion."
"Hundreds of protesters have marched through one of the favelas targeted in the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro's history, calling for Rio state Governor Claudio Castro to resign. The vocal group of demonstrators gathered on Friday in Vila Cruzeiro, part of the Penha complex of favelas that came under assault, to voice their fury at this week's police operation that killed at least 121 people, including four police officers."
Protesters marched in Vila Cruzeiro demanding Rio state Governor Claudio Castro resign after a police operation killed at least 121 people, including four officers. About 2,500 police and soldiers stormed multiple favelas, supported by armoured vehicles and helicopters, targeting the Comando Vermelho gang across Complexo de Alemao and Complexo da Penha. Officers faced armed retaliation from gang members, producing chaotic scenes across the city. Authorities initially reported 64 deaths, but residents later found dozens of bodies in a nearby wooded area. Locals, politicians, activists and grieving families laid out bodies, voiced anger and accused the governor of responsibility, calling for an end to massacres.
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