RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and calls for the Rio’s governor to resign.

Brazilian police hit the Rio gang hard in a raid that left 119 dead, and which human rights groups called a "disaster."

Rio police confirmed 121 deaths so far, including four officers. Public defenders said the final count would rise to at least 132.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -At least 20 people, including two police officers, were killed in a large-scale operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, the government of the Brazilian state said.

(Reuters) -Events next week in Rio and other Brazilian cities linked to the COP30 climate summit will be safe for visitors, a Brazilian ministry official said, seeking to reassure attendees after a bloody police crackdown on a drug gang that led to dozens of deaths.

AT least 64 people were killed and 81 arrested as 2,500 heavily armed police and soldiers stormed Rio de Janeiro’s favelas in the city’s largest-ever anti-gang operation. Gun battles raged for

Beautiful white-sand beaches backed by luxurious condominiums, swathes of protected Atlantic forest that have somehow been left untouched amidst a fast-growing urban sprawl, and all the vibrant samba bars and kerbside boteco bars: Everyone knows and loves Rio de Janeiro,

Braskem approved a plan to spend 4.2 billion reais (~$780 million) to increase the capacity of its petrochemical complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.