CRIME & LAW

Rio families bury dead after police raid

As mourners carried white flowers, families began burying victims in Rio de Janeiro after a police raid that left at least 132 dead, including four officers, in Vila Cruzeiro and surrounding favelas. Residents, reeling from scenes they likened to war, accused security forces of torture and executions, while the state government called the operation against the Red Command a success. The record toll drew condemnation from human rights groups and the U.N., and Brazil’s Supreme Court set a Monday hearing with the governor and police chiefs.

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