Hundreds of protesters have marched through Vila Cruzeiro favela, demanding the resignation of Rio de Janeiro state Gov. Cláudio Castro

Author: ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 31/10/2025 | 22:27:07

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121 people were killed in the lethal police raid in Vila Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro. At least 132 people died in the raid, including four policemen, police say. “Coward, terrorist, assassin! His hands are dirty with blood,” one protester says. “This is a disgrace to Brazil,” says Leandro Santiago, 44, who lives in Vila Cruzeiro. The raid targeted the notorious gang Red Command in the Complexo de Alemao and Complexo da Penha favelas. Castro said on Tuesday that Rio was at war against “narco-terrorism”. “Assassinating young people in favelas isn’t public policy, it’s a massacre,” says Mônica Bencio, a local councilwoman and the widow of slain councilwoman Marielle Franco. Some in Brazil applauded the operation against the heavily-armed gang. Others questioned whether it would achieve lasting results and argued that many of those killed were low-ranking and easily replaceable.

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