Rio state governor put death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.

More than 60 dead bodies were lined up on a street in Rio de Janeiro's Penha favela on Wednesday morning, according to a Reuters witness, after one of the most lethal police ...

Civil society groups criticized the heavy casualties of the police raid. UN Human Rights said it adds to a trend of extreme lethal consequences of raids in Brazil's marginalized communities.

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

Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro's favelas, setting off fierce gun battles, in what officials called one of the largest and most violent ...

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former ...

Representatives of European, Latin American and Caribbean nations will meet Sunday in Colombia to try to strengthen ties amid ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

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None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis ...

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat.