The raid against the Red Command drug trafficking gang saw thousands of officers battle heavily armed men who dropped ...

New details which have emerged in the aftermath of Brazil's deadliest police operation are casting doubts over whether the ...

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts ...

Armored vehicles rumbling through narrow alleys. Rifle shots cracking in heavy crossfire. Helicopters and weaponized drones firing from above. Soldiers in military gear engaged in violent combat.

Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid. Residents in the Vila Cruzeiro favela are accusing police of excessive force and extrajudicial killings.

None of the 117 people killed by police were among the 69 suspects named by prosecutors in the complaint providing the basis ...

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.

Police in Brazil plan on using facial recognition to identify protesters who rampaged through government buildings, escalating state surveillance in a move that has alarmed privacy and human rights ...