At Least 64 Killed in Rio Police Raids Ahead of Climate Conferences

Police officers patrol a street during a police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 28, 2025. Aline Massuca/Reuters10/28/2025|Updated: 10/28/2025RIO DE JANEIRO—At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro’s most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts global events related to the United Nations climate summit known as COP30.Police have often conducted large-scale operations against criminal groups ahead of major events in Rio, which hosted the 2016 Olympics, the 2024 G20 summit and the BRICS summit in July.Author’s Selected Articles