Bodies from a Rio de Janeiro police raid that left more than 20 alleged drug traffickers dead show signs of torture and summary execution, a senior lawyer said on Thursday, the latest incident of suspected police brutality to shock the South American nation.
Police said they encountered heavy gunfire when they carried out a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro neighborhood on Tuesday, an operation aimed at tracking down gang leaders who were allegedly hiding out there.
Evidence from the scene has raised concerns that some of the dead were tortured and killed in cold blood, said Rodrigo Mondego, the head of the
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