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Death Toll From Rio de Janeiro Police Raid on Drug Gang Rises to 121

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Residents surround the bodies of people killed the day before during a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Oct. 29, 2025. Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo10/30/2025|Updated: 10/30/2025RIO DE JANEIRO—The death toll in a massive police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro rose to at least 121 people, authorities said Thursday.An operation launched Tuesday in two of the city’s favelas sparked intense gunbattles that left at least four police officers dead and an unknown number of people wounded.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles

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