Overview
- Public defender reports 132 dead, the governor maintains about 60 and says the count may rise, and at least four officers are among the dead.
- About 2,500 officers raided the Penha and Alemão complexes targeting the Comando Vermelho in what authorities describe as the state’s largest operation.
- Authorities report 81 arrests, with some accounts citing 113, and say dozens of rifles and large quantities of drugs were seized.
- Residents and lawyers describe bodies lined in streets and allege executions, while police cite sustained firefights and claim gangs used drones to drop explosives.
- The UN human rights office urges swift independent inquiries as federal ministers head to Rio and tensions sharpen over tactics and responsibility.