Rio favelas left reeling after lethal gang raid as families bury the dead

October 31, 2025

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Families in Rio de Janeiro have begun burying victims of the city’s deadliest gang raid. Residents in the Vila Cruzeiro favela are accusing police of excessive force and extrajudicial killings.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Families of the scores of people killed in a deadly gang raid by Rio de Janeiro police began burying the dead on Thursday, with residents left reeling by the scenes of carnage and livid at law enforcement whom they accuse of exc... [4695 chars]

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