Brazil police raid leaves at least 119 dead, triggering protests and claims of executions and a decapitation

At least 119 people were killed in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid, igniting protests over alleged executions and calls for Governor Claudio Castro’s resignation. Families and residents laid bodies in a Penha market and chanted “massacre,” as BBC-verified videos showed rows of corpses. The state hailed the operation against the Red Command as a success, citing 113 arrests, 90 rifles and over a ton of drugs seized, and said suspects resisted. Brazil’s Supreme Court, prosecutors and lawmakers demanded details, while the U.N. urged investigations and policing reform. Witnesses reported disfigurement and decapitation; officials plan evidence-tampering probes.

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