bloody operation against a gang in rio de janeiro

In Rio de Janeiro, a vast police operation left at least 64 people dead in several favelas. Some 2,500 police officers were involved in an operation against a gang of drug traffickers. The operation quickly turned into a veritable scene of war, with intense exchanges of fire. Four police officers also lost their lives. In view of the violence of the intervention, theUN expressed its horror and called for an independent inquiry to clarify the exact circumstances of the operation.