At Least 64 Dead in Major Rio Raid Targeting Comando Vermelho Syndicate

At least 64 people were killed and more than 80 arrested in a massive police operation targeting the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, criminal organization in Rio de Janeiro, Governor Claudio Castro announced on Tuesday. The large-scale raid, described as one of the biggest in the city’s history, involved around 2,500 members of Brazil’s security forces and was concentrated in the Alemao and Penha favela complexes, located near Rio’s international airport.

Governor Castro confirmed that four police officers were among the dead, adding that the authorities remained determined to continue the fight against what he called “narcoterrorism....