25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years 25, Including Cop, Killed In Deadliest Brazil Drug Gun Battle In 16 Years People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighborhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed.
Policemen aim their weapons during an operation against drug dealers in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio De Janeiro:
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state s deadliest police raids, police said.
People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighborhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed. The firefight forced residents to shelter in their homes.
”This is the largest number of deaths in a police operation in Rio,” police chief Ronaldo Oliveira said.
An anti-drug raid by Rio de Janeiro law enforcement agents Thursday left 24 suspects and one police officer dead in the precarious Jacareizinho favela.
It was the deadliest single police operation in the state of Rio de Janeiro and it came just days after April 27 s clashes which resulted in nine deaths in three different favelas. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Supreme Court (TSF) ordered in June 2020 to suspend police actions in the favelas, unless in absolutely exceptional situations.
Gunshots were first heard at around 6 am and fight grew fiercer as police backup arrived in the area, to enact what was dubbed “Operation Exceptis,” a deployment of some 200 law enforcement agents, supported by armoured vehicles and two helicopters to delve into the alleged recruitment of children and adolescents for drug trafficking in addition to
The deadliest police operation in 16 years for the state which has suffered drug-related violence for decades
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May 07, 2021
Residents react after policemen removed a dead body during an operation against drug dealers in Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 6, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
RIO DE JANEIRO:
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state s deadliest police raids, police said.
People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighborhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed. The firefight forced residents to shelter in their homes.
First Posted: May 06, 2021 08:55 PM EDT
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Police and researchers are calling the police raid in Brazil one of the deadliest police shootings in the history of Rio de Janeiro. The incident left at least 25 people killed, including one policeman.
The shootout happened during a police operation in a favela in the Jacarezinho area of the city after police received reports that drug traffickers were recruiting children to join their crime group, according to a BBC News report.
Police sent bulletproof helicopters, armored vehicles, as well as dozens of heavily armed police officers to attack the stronghold of the notorious criminal gang.
25 killed in Rio drug gun battle drawing global condemnation
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Friday May 07, 2021
People attend a protest against police violence outside Jacarezinho slum after a police operation which resulted in 25 deaths in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 7, 2021. Banners read: Justice for Jacarezinho and Stop killing us. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
RIO DE JANEIRO: At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state s deadliest police raids, police said.
People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho neighbourhood tried to escape across rooftops as police arrived in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed. The firefight forced residents to shelter in their homes.