About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting 81 suspects and sparking shootouts that left at least 60 suspects a...

Brazilian police and soldiers killed at least 60 suspects and arrested 81 in a massive Rio de Janeiro anti-gang raid targeting the Red Command, prompting human rights calls for an investigation.

"We are horrified by the ongoing police operation in favelas in Rio de Janeiro, reportedly already resulting in deaths of over 60 people, including four police officers," the United Nations rights of...