One hundred and twenty one people, among them four police officers, were killed in the raid on 28 October in Rio de Janeiro.

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones ...

RIO DE JANEIRO(AP) — Brazilian police raid on drug gang in Rio de Janeiro leaves at least 60 criminal suspects dead, state governor says.

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 ...

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

Andre Dread was on his rounds handing out food parcels to poor families in City of God, one of Brazil's most notorious slums, in May when the familiar sound of gunfire from a police raid sent him ...

Police arrest a suspect during a raid against alleged drug traffickers of the Comando Vermelho criminal organization in the ...