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Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, and at least one officer and two dozen others died after being shot, authorities said.
The civil police’s press office confirmed the death of the officer and 24 alleged criminals in a message to The Associated Press.
A police helicopter flew low over the Jacarezinho favela as heavily armed men fled police by leaping from roof to roof, according to images shown on local television.
One woman told The Associated Press she saw police kill a badly wounded man, whom she described as helpless and unarmed, whom they found after he had fled into her house.
One officer killed during the battle which turned the Jacarezinho slum into a warzone on Thursday morning
Automatic rifles, armoured cars and helicopters were deployed by the police against thugs armed to the teeth
United Nations said it was deeply concerned today amid reports that cops carried out extra judicial killings
President Bolsonaro s son, a city councillor, expressed condolences to the family of the officer slain in the carnage, skipping mention of the 24 dead crooks
Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil
DAVID BILLER and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA, Associated Press
May 7, 2021
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1of24The relative of a victim shouts against the police during a protest one day after a deadly police operation in the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 7, 2021. A bloody, hours-long gunbattle here echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses.Silvia Izquierdo/APShow MoreShow Less
2of24Blood covers the floor of a home during a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 6, 2021. At least 25 people died including one police officer and 24 suspects, according to the press office of Rio s civil police.Silvia Izquierdo/APShow MoreShow Less
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Aftermath Of Police Raid Where Dozens Died In Rio
A gun battle between heavily armed gang members and police erupted in the Jacarezinho favela, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro, leaving one policeman dead, along with 24 suspected gang members, according to police.
A gun battle between heavily armed gang members and police erupted in the Jacarezinho favela, in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro, leaving one policeman dead, along with 24 suspected gang members, according to police.
Police raided the favela at dawn, deploying dozens of heavily armed special forces into the tightly packed neighborhood of 40,000 residents.
May 7, 2021
Police get out of an armored vehicle during an operation against alleged drug traffickers Thursday in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into today, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses.
It was just after sunrise Thursday when dozens of officers from Rio de Janeiro state’s civil police stormed Jacarezinho, a favela in the city’s northern zone. They were targeting drug traffickers from one of Brazil’s most notorious criminal organizations, Comando Vermelho, and the bodies piled up quickly.