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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.
People attend a protest against police violence outside Jacarezinho slum after a police operation which resulted in 25 deaths in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 7, 2021. Banners read: Justice for Jacarezinho and Stop killing us. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Supreme Court justice called on Friday for Brazil s top prosecutor to investigate Rio de Janeiro s deadliest police raid in over a decade, which has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, human rights groups and local activists.
The shootout killed a police officer and 24 others in Rio s Jacarezinho neighborhood on Thursday. Police said it was the deadliest operation in Rio state since a 2005 raid on the city s northern outskirts.
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Rio police face fury after bloody raid leading to 25 deaths
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Fri, May 07, 2021
Residentes protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 06, 2021. A massive police operation against drug traffickers in a Brazilian favela Thursday left 25 people dead, turning the impoverished Rio de Janeiro neighborhood into a battlefield and drawing condemnation from rights groups. AFP/Mauro Pimentel
RIO DE JANEIRO: Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 25 people dead some reportedly killed in cold blood.
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Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid sees 28 people killed A woman protests against a passing police patrol in Jacarezinho favela in Rio de Janeiro, on May 7, 2021, a day after the deadly raid.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
UpdatedMay 8, 2021, 10:54 pm
PublishedMay 8, 2021, 3:00 am SGT
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