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flag Over 120 killed in Brazil’s deadliest police raid; residents protest, demanding justice amid national debate.

flag In Rio de Janeiro’s Vila Cruzeiro favela, hundreds protested a police operation that killed over 120 people in hours, marking Brazil’s deadliest such raid. flag Residents, including children, marched through blood-stained streets demanding justice, condemning Governor Claudio Castro’s claim of success and accusing police of blocking exits, indiscriminate gunfire, and summary executions. flag Human rights groups and the UN called for investigations, citing failure to secure crime scenes. flag Despite widespread condemnation, most Brazilians support the operation, citing gang violence. flag President Lula proposed 30-year minimum sentences for gang members, while police said 99 of the dead were known criminals.

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