Calls for independent investigation after at least 25 people were killed in raid on Jacarezinho favela The United Nations has voiced alarm over a massive police operation in a Brazilian favela that left more than two dozen people dead, and called for an independent investigation. At least 25 people were killed early on Thursday when police raided Jacarezinho, on Rio de Janeiro's north side, in an operation police said targeted a gang suspected of recruiting children and teenagers.
UN voices alarm over police raid on Brazil favela that left dozens dead
The Guardian - 7 May 2021 14:48
Calls for independent investigation after at least 25 people were killed in raid on Jacarezinho favela The United Nations has voiced alarm over a massive police operation in a Brazilian favela that left more than two dozen people dead, and called for an independent investigation. At least 25 people were killed early on Thursday when police raided Jacarezinho, on Rio de Janeiro's north side, in an operation police said targeted a gang suspected of recruiting children and teenagers.
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