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Brazil police violence reignites after deadly Rio, Sao Paulo raids

A police officer stands at the entrance of a hospital where victims were taken, after a police operation against drug gangs in Penha slums complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2nd August, 2023.

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters Police in Rio de Janeiro killed at least nine people in a raid on Wednesday, in the latest example of deadly violence by Brazil’s security officials after 16 people died at the hands of Sao Paulo state police earlier this week.  Brazil, the country with the highest number of murders in […]