Overview
- Rio civil police said 99 bodies had been identified by Friday, including 42 people with outstanding arrest warrants and 78 with prior criminal records.
- Brazil’s public defenders reported 132 deaths from Tuesday’s operation, exceeding the state’s 121 count, with four police officers among the dead.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered detailed explanations and scheduled a Monday hearing with Governor Cláudio Castro and police leaders.
- U.N. experts and human rights organizations condemned the killings and called for prompt, independent and thorough investigations.
- Social movements, labor unions and left-wing parties called protests near the Penha complex as residents and activists alleged torture and extrajudicial executions.