Overview
- Rio’s Public Defender reports at least 132 dead after the two-day crackdown, while the governor keeps the official count near sixty and says it will change as morgue tallies update.
- Residents in Complexo da Penha recovered and publicly displayed dozens of bodies, with witnesses and a lawyer alleging executions including shots to the neck and back.
- About 2,500 agents, helicopters, armored and demolition vehicles were deployed to target the Comando Vermelho in Complexo da Penha and Complexo do Alemão.
- The UN human rights office said it was horrified and urged swift, independent probes as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Rio’s legislative human-rights commission pressed for answers.
- Authorities reported police casualties of at least four, widespread disruptions with schools and services suspended, and dozens of arrests along with significant weapons seizures.