The Rio raid came after days of deadly police crackdowns on drug trafficking gangs that have left 16 dead in Sao Paulo state and 19 killed in the northeastern state of Bahia.
After a police officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil was killed, the Brazilian state's police force employed a deadly raid in retaliation, and they used lethal force.
Residents in Brazil s Baixada Santista have reported threats and torture since about 600 police officers were deployed in the region after a cop was allegedly killed by drug traffickers in Guaruja
A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate was supposed to hold a campaign event in one of Brazil's biggest favelas, or slums, Paraisopolis. However, gunfire erupted and he was forced to evacuate.
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