Rio state governor put death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.

President Lula said he has instructed the minister of justice and the director-general of the federal police to go to Rio for a meeting with the governor.

The police said they planned the raids for months and expected a high death toll. The city will host global leaders next week ...

The deadliest police operation in Brazil's history killed at least 119 people, authorities said on Wednesday, as Rio de ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is "horrified" by the death toll from a massive police raid on Rio drug gangs, ...

The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said on Wednesday, as Rio de ...

Yahoo Finance is chronicling the latest news and updates on President Trump's plans to impose tariffs on goods from other ...

Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in the street on Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest ...

Residents found more than 70 bodies following the previous day’s raid aimed at halting the spread of organized crime ...

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

About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, ...

The right-wing governor of Rio state in Brazil has praised Tuesday's controversial anti-gang operation, in which more than a-hundred and thirty people were killed. Claudio Castro said the only victims ...