A recent and extremely deadly anti-gang raid in Rio de Janeiro underscores both the escalating firepower of Brazil’s gangs and the growing challenge authorities face as criminal groups diversify their ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A police raid and clashes with a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive ...

Brazil’s criminal organizations have also extended their reach from the illegal economy to politics through such means as vote-buying, violence, intimidation and the funding of political candidates, ...

Scores killed in raids targeting Comando Vermelho gang Residents display bodies on the streets Experts criticize operation; UN calls for probe Brazilian city hosts global events next week tied to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — On Tuesday, police in Rio de Janeiro launched an operation in two of the city’s favelas that left 121 dead, including four police officers, and an unknown number of people wounded.