Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid

Thousands of protesters gathered in the favela in Rio de Janeiro that this week suffered the deadliest police operation in Brazilian history to demand an inquiry into the killings and an end to security policies that have turned working-class neighbourhoods into ‘war zones’. At least 121 people, including four police officers, were killed on Tuesday during a police assault on the Complexo da Penha and the Complexo do Alemão, two large tapestries of favelas in north Rio. The operation made global headlines when scores of mutilated bodies were dumped at the entrance to one of those neighbourhoods

Thousands join protests in Rio favela after deadliest ever police raid