CRIME & LAW

Rio Drug Raid Leaves 64 Dead, Political Fallout

At least 64 people, including four police officers, were killed in a police operation in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest in the state’s history. Authorities said 2,500 officers moved in during the early hours into areas controlled by the Red Command after a yearlong investigation, arresting 81 people. Gunfire sent smoke over cinder-block homes as residents dodged stray bullets; buses barricaded roads and universities canceled classes. Governor Cláudio Castro cast a “war” on crime and criticized Brasília for scant support, claims Brazil’s justice minister rejected. The bloodshed also fueled political crosscurrents involving Jair Bolsonaro, President Trump, and U.S.-Brazil trade talks.

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