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A person holds a banner reading ‘racist police’ during a protest against police violence outside Jacarezinho slum, after a police operation which resulted in 25 deaths, in Rio de Janeiro May 7, 2021. Reuters pic
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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation yesterday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 25 people dead some reportedly killed in cold blood.
“Stop killing us!” said hundreds of protesters from the impoverished neighbourhood of Jacarezinho, who marched outside police headquarters accusing officers of perpetrating a “massacre.”
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Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 28 people dead - some reportedly killed in cold blood. Stop killing us! said hundreds of protesters from the impoverished neighbourhood of Jacarezinho, who marched outside police headquarters accusing officers of perpetrating a massacre . This is one of the most barbaric acts in the history of the Rio police, student Roger Denis told AFP.
It was one of several protests against Thursday s police operation, which rights groups said was the deadliest ever in a city all too used to violence and police killings - particularly in the poor, majority-black favelas, or slums.
Published on: Saturday, May 08, 2021
By: AFP
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Residents protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela has left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood 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.
The death toll means it was the deadliest police operation in the history, according to investigators.
Residents reported seeing corpses lying on the pavement in pools of blood, and numerous bodies being taken out in an armored police vehicle.
Police said the operation targeted a gang suspected of recruiting children and teenagers for drug trafficking, robberies, assaults and murders.
A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela on 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.
Rio de Janeiro: Deadly police raid leaves 25 people dead
Rio de Janeiro s deadliest police raid in history left 25 people dead, including one police officer, on Thursday.
A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood 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.