Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct 28, 2025 (AFP) - At least 64 killed in Rio drug raid

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2025-10-28

Hundreds of heavily armed Brazilian police raided slum areas of Rio in a drug raid Tuesday, touching off firefights likened to scenes from a war and leaving at least 64 people dead, Brazilian officials said. As many as 2,500 officers as well as armored vehicles and helicopters took part in the raid that targeted one of Brazil's main drug-trafficking gangs in two poor neighborhoods called favelas. War-like scenes unfolded during the operation, whi......

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