{"id":484,"date":"2025-10-29T16:31:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=484"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:31:51","slug":"brazils-rio-de-janeiro-raises-death-toll-from-police-raid-to-132-drugs-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Brazil\u2019s Rio de Janeiro raises death toll from police raid to 132 | Drugs News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Rio state\u2019s Governor Claudio Castro put the death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 29 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">29 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Rio de Janeiro\u2019s state public defender\u2019s office has said that 132 people were killed in Tuesday\u2019s bloody police raids on the city\u2019s drug traffickers, more than double the current official toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most recent update is 132 dead,\u201d the public body, which provides legal assistance to the poor, said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 2 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Mourners gathered in the streets of Rio de Janeiro Wednesday near where the operation took place as bodies were laid on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Rio state\u2019s Governor Claudio Castro put the death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher as more bodies were being taken to a morgue, where the dead were being counted.<\/p>\n<p>Four police officers were also killed in the military-style operation, which involved 2,500 officers taking on Rio\u2019s most powerful criminal organisation, the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"massacre\">\u2018Massacre\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The raids were concentrated in northern Rio\u2019s neighbourhoods of Penha Complex and the Alemao Complex, where some angry residents accused police of summary killings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state came to massacre, it wasn\u2019t a [police] operation. They came directly to kill, to take lives,\u201d one woman in Penha Complex told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people who have been executed, many of them shot in the back of the head, shot in the back. This cannot be considered public safety,\u201d said 36-year-old resident and activist Raul Santiago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4069543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4069543\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4069543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-29T122136Z_1885566350_RC2MLHAG7LOL_RTRMADP_3_BRAZIL-VIOLENCE-1761753458.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB A mourner kisses a covered body, the day after a deadly police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 29, 2025. REUTERS\/Ricardo Moraes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4069543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mourner kisses a covered body, the day after a deadly police operation against drug trafficking at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 29 [Ricardo Moraes\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Castro insisted those slain in the operation were all criminals, claiming the clashes largely took place in a wooded area where civilians were unlikely to be. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone would be walking in the forest on the day of the conflict,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThe only real victims were the police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"not-ordinary-crime\">\u2018Not ordinary crime\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The huge police force engaged in the operation was bolstered by armoured vehicles, helicopters and drones.<\/p>\n<p>The police and suspected gang members exchanged heavy gunfire, with authorities accusing suspects of barricading in buses and deploying explosive-laden drones to attack police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not ordinary crime, but narcoterrorism,\u201d Castro wrote Tuesday on X, where he shared a video from the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Police raids against criminal organisations are not uncommon in Brazil\u2019s favelas, and many turn deadly. In 2024, approximately 700 people died during police operations in Rio, a rate of almost two a day.<\/p>\n<p>But rights groups have questioned the timing of such large-scale police operations in Brazil, which are not uncommon before major international events.<\/p>\n<p>Next week, Rio de Janeiro will host the C40 World Mayors Summit and Prince William\u2019s Earthshot Prize, awarded for environmental achievements.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, Brazil is expected to welcome world leaders for the United Nations climate summit, COP30, in the Amazonian city of Belem, starting November 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio state\u2019s Governor Claudio Castro put the death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher. 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