Overview
- Authorities said 121 people, including four police officers, were killed, while the public defender’s office reported 132, with 99 bodies identified so far.
- State officials defended the raids as a success and said many of those identified had outstanding warrants or prior criminal records.
- Human Rights Watch reported failures to preserve crime scenes or deploy forensic teams and raised concerns over lost body‑camera footage, as the Justice Ministry sends 20 federal forensic experts.
- UN experts called for prompt, independent investigations, and prosecutors and lawmakers demanded detailed explanations from Rio state authorities.
- Hundreds marched in Vila Cruzeiro calling for Governor Cláudio Castro’s resignation, even as a new poll showed majority approval for the operation nationally and in Rio.