Death toll in Rio drug raid surges as residents find more bodies
• Oct 29, 2025, 4:29 PM
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The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on October 29 said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery tells us from Rio about the local political context that led to this raid.
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The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office on October 29 said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the Brazilian city's history, as grieving residents laid out dozens of bodies in the street. FRANCE 24's Tim Vick
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