25 Killed In Police Raid On Rio Slum By Mauro PIMENTEL
05/06/21 AT 8:23 PM
A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation from rights groups.
A policeman was among those killed in the early morning raid on Jacarezinho, on Rio s north side, where residents awoke to explosions, heavy gunfire and helicopters overhead.
Police confirmed the toll and investigators said it was the deadliest police operation in the history of Rio de Janeiro state.
Police identified the other 24 dead as suspects and said all protocols had been followed before officers opened fire, but rights groups and academics cried foul.
Brazil judge halts parts of Bolsonaro s decrees to relax gun laws
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13/04/2021 - 06:19 The judge said there was an unequivocal correlation between greater access to guns and the diversion of firearms to criminals TARSO SARRAF AFP/File 2 min
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A judge on Brazil s Supreme Federal Court on Monday suspended parts of four decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro relaxing the country s gun control laws.
Bolsonaro issued the decrees on February 12, and they were to go into effect Tuesday. Justice Rosa Weber s decision regarding the decrees will be analyzed by the plenary of the court from Friday, along with other appeals filed by multiple groups against the right-wing president s arms policy.
A judge on Brazils Supreme Federal Court on Monday suspended parts of four decrees issued by President Jair Bolsonaro relaxing the countrys gun control laws. Bolsonaro issued the decrees on February 12, and they were to go into effect Tuesday. Justice Rosa Webers decision regarding the decrees wi ..
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