Anguish in Rio: Photos show bodies lining the streets after massive police raid
Relatives mourn over the bodies of people killed the day before during a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas on Tuesday, setting off fierce gun battles that left more than 100 dead and many wounded, in what officials called one of the largest and most violent police actions in recent years.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
CORRECTS BYLINE - Residents gather around the bodies of men killed in a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang the day before, next to a banner reading “Claudio Castro Murderer,” referring to Rio de Janeiro state Governor Claudio Castro, in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)
CORRECTS BYLINE - Residents gather around the bodies of men killed in a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang the day before, next to a banner reading “Claudio Castro Murderer,” referring to Rio de Janeiro state Governor Claudio Castro, in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lucas Dumphreys)
Police gather outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital where a colleague was brought after getting injured in an operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Police gather outside the Getulio Vargas Hospital where a colleague was brought after getting injured in an operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A police officer stands over bloodied people lying in the back of a police truck brought to the Getulio Vargas Hospital during a police operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A police officer stands over bloodied people lying in the back of a police truck brought to the Getulio Vargas Hospital during a police operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Getulio Vargas Hospital workers remove an injured person from a police truck after he was injured during a police operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Getulio Vargas Hospital workers remove an injured person from a police truck after he was injured during a police operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Complexo do Alemao favela where the criminal organization “Comando Vermelho” operates in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)