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Massacre in Rio de Janeiro: what is known so far about the bloodiest police operation in Brazilian history
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Alternative Takes
The World's Current Take
Horror in Rio de Janeiro: the death toll rose to 132 after the mega-operation against the Comando Vermelho
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Argentina
More than 100 killed as Rio police launch deadliest-ever raids on drug gangs
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France
More than 100 killed as Rio police launch deadliest-ever raids on drug gangs
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France
Rio de Janeiro's massive police operation against drug traffickers leaves over 130 dead and 81 arrested. Lula is "horrified": "The operation was organized without his knowledge."
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Italy
Rio de Janeiro's massive police operation against drug traffickers leaves over 130 dead and 81 arrested. Lula is "horrified": "The operation was organized without his knowledge."
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Italy
Rio's Public Defender's Office says there are 132 dead after the operation; residents take dozens of bodies to the square.
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Brazil
Rio's Public Defender's Office says there are 132 dead after the operation; residents take dozens of bodies to the square.
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Brazil
Police operations against criminals and massacres by criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro: 132 dead
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Argentina
Police operations against criminals and massacres by criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro: 132 dead
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Argentina
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro raises death toll from police raid to 132
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Saudi Arabia
Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro raises death toll from police raid to 132
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Saudi Arabia
Civilians moved more than 50 bodies to a square in Rio de Janeiro: they found them in a wooded area
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Argentina
Civilians moved more than 50 bodies to a square in Rio de Janeiro: they found them in a wooded area
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Argentina
Police Operation Details and Planning
How the deadly operation in Rio de Janeiro was planned: 60 days of preparation and an “impenetrable wall” of elite agents
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Argentina
'BOPE Wall': Police say they cornered criminals in a mountainous area during a major operation in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil
'BOPE Wall': Police say they cornered criminals in a mountainous area during a major operation in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil
'We were not informed that it would be at this time,' says the director of the Federal Police regarding the mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil
'We were not informed that it would be at this time,' says the director of the Federal Police regarding the mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro.
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Brazil
Government and Official Response
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the governor of Rio de Janeiro to provide explanations about the deadliest police operation in the state's history.
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Argentina
Cláudio Castro says that the dead are not victims of the massacre, but rather the police officers.
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Brazil
Cláudio Castro says that the dead are not victims of the massacre, but rather the police officers.
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Brazil
'Of the victims, we only had the 4 police officers,' says governor after operation that killed at least 119.
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Brazil
'Of the victims, we only had the 4 police officers,' says governor after operation that killed at least 119.
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Brazil
Criminal Organization Context
Conversations from the CV (Comando Vermelho, a Brazilian criminal organization) tracked in the investigation even include accounts of torture of residents in a favela in Rio.
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Brazil
Comando Vermelho: what it is and how it became one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil
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Argentina
Comando Vermelho: what it is and how it became one of the most powerful criminal groups in Brazil
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Argentina
From City of God to Comando Vermelho: the dark connection between the film and the Rio de Janeiro massacre
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Argentina
From City of God to Comando Vermelho: the dark connection between the film and the Rio de Janeiro massacre
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Argentina
Broader Violence and Social Context
International and Human Rights Response
In a statement, the Arns Commission denounces the massacre in Rio's favelas.
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Brazil
The UN demands an urgent investigation into the massacre in Rio de Janeiro during the police operation against Comando Vermelho.
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Argentina
The UN demands an urgent investigation into the massacre in Rio de Janeiro during the police operation against Comando Vermelho.
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Argentina
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